nằm viện
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Definition
- 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.)
- Be hospitalized