Definition

1. Verb Phrase:
   • To be hospitalized: To be admitted to and stay in a hospital as a patient to receive medical treatment, care, or observation.

Usage Examples

• Verb Phrase:
  • Bà tôi phải nằm viện hai tuần vì viêm phổi. (My grandmother had to be hospitalized for two weeks because of pneumonia.)
  • Sau ca phẫu thuật, bệnh nhân sẽ nằm viện thêm vài ngày. (After the surgery, the patient will remain hospitalized for a few more days.)
  • Anh ấy đang nằm viện để theo dõi sức khỏe định kỳ. (He is hospitalized for routine health monitoring.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "nằm viện" focuses on the state of being a patient in a hospital. It is neutral and does not specify the severity of the condition.
• It is commonly used with time expressions to indicate the duration of the hospital stay.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhập viện (v): to be admitted to a hospital (focuses on the point of entry).
  • Bệnh nhân được nhập viện vào sáng qua. (The patient was admitted to the hospital yesterday morning.)
• Xuất viện (v): to be discharged from a hospital.
  • Cô ấy đã xuất viện vào thứ Sáu tuần trước. (She was discharged from the hospital last Friday.)
• Điều trị nội trú (v): to undergo inpatient treatment (more formal/medical term).

Synonyms

• To be in the hospital: A common, general synonym.
• To be in hospital: (Common in British English).
• To be a hospital patient.

Related Idioms

• Nằm viện dài ngày: to have a long hospital stay.
  • Căn bệnh hiếm gặp khiến cô ấy nằm viện dài ngày. (The rare illness caused her to have a long hospital stay.)

1. Be hospitalized