Definition

1. Noun:
   • Woman physician / Female doctor: A woman who is qualified and licensed to practice medicine; a female medical doctor. This term specifically denotes the gender of the practitioner.
   • Lady doctor: A somewhat dated but still understood term for a female physician.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bệnh viện mới tuyển thêm nhiều nữ y sĩ. (The new hospital recruited many more female doctors.)
  • Nữ y sĩ ấy rất tận tâm với bệnh nhân. (That woman physician is very dedicated to her patients.)
  • Mẹ tôi là một nữ y sĩ. (My mother is a lady doctor.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nữ y sĩ" explicitly highlights the practitioner's gender. In modern contexts, the gender-neutral term "bác sĩ" (doctor) is more commonly used, and the gender is specified only when relevant.
• It can be used in formal or historical contexts to distinguish female medical professionals in a field that was traditionally male-dominated.

Variants and Related Words

• Bác sĩ (n): Doctor, physician (gender-neutral).
  • Bác sĩ khám cho tôi rất cẩn thận. (The doctor examined me very carefully.)
• Nữ bác sĩ (n): Female doctor (a more modern compound phrase with the same meaning as "nữ y sĩ").
  • Cô ấy là một nữ bác sĩ phẫu thuật. (She is a female surgeon.)
• Y sĩ (n): Medical practitioner, physician (a slightly older or more formal term for a doctor, often used in compounds or official titles).

Synonyms

• Female doctor: A woman who practices medicine.
• Woman physician: A formal term for a female medical doctor.
• Lady doctor: A traditional term for a female doctor.

Notes on Usage

• "Nữ y sĩ" is a compound noun where "nữ" means female and "y sĩ" means medical practitioner. While accurate, its usage has become less frequent in everyday modern Vietnamese compared to "bác sĩ" or "nữ bác sĩ".
• It may appear in historical texts, formal documents, or in contexts where emphasizing the gender of the doctor is specifically intended.

1. Woman physician