"sanitarium" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 疗养院

Definition

疗养院是专门为长期患病的人提供休养、康复或治疗（如结核病）的医疗机构。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

现代汉语中，“疗养院”多用于历史语境，现今常用“康复中心”或“医院”。通常与20世纪初期的结核病治疗有关。

Examples

My grandfather stayed at a sanitarium to recover from his illness.

我祖父在**疗养院**休养以恢复健康。

The old sanitarium is now a museum.

那家老**疗养院**现在成了博物馆。

He was sent to a sanitarium for tuberculosis treatment.

他因治疗结核病被送往了**疗养院**。

Back in the day, people went to a sanitarium when they needed long-term care.

过去人们需要长期护理时会去**疗养院**。

You hardly ever hear anyone mention a sanitarium these days.

如今很少有人会提到**疗养院**这个词了。

Her poems were inspired by her time spent in a mountain sanitarium.

她的诗歌灵感来源于她在山上的**疗养院**期间的时光。