看 kàn to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for syn 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 病人 bìng rén sick person / patient / invalid / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 耐心 nài xīn to be patient / patience syn 患者 huàn zhě patient / sufferer syn 病情 bìng qíng state of an illness / patient's condition syn 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor / to see a patient syn 探视 探視 tàn shì to visit (a patient, prisoner etc) / to look inquiringly syn 资深 資深 zī shēn veteran (journalist etc) / senior / highly experienced syn 慢性 màn xìng slow and patient / chronic (disease) / slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) syn 老练 老練 lǎo liàn seasoned / experienced syn 救治 jiù zhì to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant) syn 老手 lǎo shǒu experienced person / an old hand at sth syn 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 内行 內行 nèi háng expert / adept / experienced / an expert / a professional syn 转院 轉院 zhuǎn yuàn to transfer (a patient) to a different hospital / to transfer to hospital (e.g. a prisoner) 出诊 出診 chū zhěn to visit a patient at home (of a doctor) / house call 病号 病號 bìng hào sick personnel / person on the sick list / patient syn 过来人 過來人 guò lái rén an experienced person / sb who has "been around (the block)" / sb who has personally experienced it syn 探病 tàn bìng to visit a sick person or patient 不厌其烦 不厭其煩 bù yàn qí fán not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient syn 历尽 歷盡 lì jìn to have experienced a lot of / to have been through 老成 lǎo chéng mature / experienced / sophisticated syn 见多识广 見多識廣 jiàn duō shí guǎng experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) syn 老到 lǎo dao experienced and careful syn 干练 幹練 gàn liàn capable and experienced syn 忍让 忍讓 rěn ràng to exercise forbearance / patient and accommodating syn 治病救人 zhì bìng jiù rén to treat the disease to save the patient / to criticize a person in order to help him 后进 後進 hòu jìn less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones syn 病员 病員 bìng yuán sick personnel / person on the sick list / patient syn 病况 病況 bìng kuàng state of an illness / patient's condition syn 韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) syn 曾经沧海 曾經滄海 céng jīng cāng hǎi lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) / fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life syn 熟手 shú shǒu skilled person / an experienced hand syn 压痛 壓痛 yā tòng (medicine) tenderness / pain experienced when touched or palpated 饱经风霜 飽經風霜 bǎo jīng fēng shuāng weather-beaten / having experienced the hardships of life syn 自诉 自訴 zì sù private prosecution (law) / (of a patient) to describe (one's symptoms) 经验丰富 經驗豐富 jīng yàn fēng fù experienced / with ample experience 再发 再發 zài fā to reissue / (of a disease) to recur / (of a patient) to suffer a relapse 历练 歷練 lì liàn to learn through experience / experience / practiced / experienced 医患 醫患 yī huàn doctor-patient 过 過 guo (experienced action marker) syn 随访 隨訪 suí fǎng to accompany / (of a doctor etc) to do a follow-up (on a patient, client etc) 转诊 轉診 zhuǎn zhěn to transfer (a patient for treatment in a different hospital) 练达 練達 liàn dá experienced / sophisticated / worldly-wise syn 危重病人 wēi zhòng bìng rén critically ill patient 病势 病勢 bìng shì degree of seriousness of an illness / patient's condition 熟 shú ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2] syn 老马识途 老馬識途 lǎo mǎ shí tú an old horse knows the way (idiom) / an experienced worker knows what to do / an old hand knows the ropes syn 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom) / worldly-wise / sophisticated syn 病号服 病號服 patient clothes 身经百战 身經百戰 shēn jīng bǎi zhàn lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom) / fig. experienced / seasoned 博物多闻 博物多聞 bó wù duō wén wide and knowledgeable / well-informed and experienced 博闻多识 博聞多識 bó wén duō shí learned and erudite / knowledgeable and experienced 精神满腹 精神滿腹 jīng shén mǎn fù full of wisdom (idiom) / astute and widely experienced 老成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise / experienced and knowledgeable syn 久病成医 久病成醫 jiǔ bìng chéng yī (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor 多参数病人监视器 多參數病人監視器 multiline patient monitor / multiparameter patient monitor 人球 rén qiú person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) / (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment 看诊 看診 kàn zhěn (of a doctor) to see a patient / to give a consultation / (of a patient) to see a doctor 有经验 有經驗 yǒu jīng yàn experienced 宿儒 sù rú experienced scholar / old expert in the field 饱经忧患 飽經憂患 bǎo jīng yōu huàn having experienced much suffering 北京咳 běi jīng ké "Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems 老腊肉 老臘肉 lǎo là ròu (coll.) experienced and usually well-positioned middle-aged man 艾滋病患者 ài zī bìng huàn zhě AIDS patient 辩证施治 辯證施治 biàn zhèng shī zhì diagnosis and treatment based on an overall analysis of the illness and the patient's condition 病家 bìng jiā a patient and his family syn 补法 補法 bǔ fǎ treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health / reinforcing method (in acupuncture) 冷热度数 冷熱度數 lěng rè dù shù temperature (esp. of medical patient) 患病者 huàn bìng zhě person suffering (from a disease or poisoning) / a patient 慢工出巧匠 màn gōng chū qiǎo jiàng patient work makes a skilled craftsman 慢工出细货 慢工出細貨 màn gōng chū xì huò patient work makes a fine product 病患 bìng huàn illness / disease / patient / sufferer 病者 bìng zhě sick person / patient 耐心帮助 耐心幫助 nài xīn bāng zhù forbearance / tolerance / patient help 脉诊 脈診 mài zhěn (TCM) diagnosis based on the patient's pulse / to make such a diagnosis 医密 醫密 yī mì patient confidentiality (medicine) 无反应患者 unresponsive patient 病员服 病員服 bìng yuán fù patient gown 传送推车 傳送推車 patient transfer trolley / transport trolley 病人招募 patient enrollment / volunteer enrollment 久病成良医 久病成良醫 jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom) 心急吃不了热豆腐 心急吃不了熱豆腐 xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) / one just has to be patient / haste will ruin everything 尝粪 嘗糞 cháng fèn to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety) / to suck up to sb / to kiss ass 辨证施治 辨證施治 biàn zhèng shī zhì diagnosis and treatment based on an overall analysis of the illness and the patient's condition 长流水，不断线 長流水，不斷線 cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn continuous and patient effort (idiom) 医闹 醫鬧 yī nào (neologism c. 2013) organized disruption of healthcare facilities or verbal and physical abuse of medical staff by an aggrieved patient or proxies such as family members or hired thugs, typically aimed at obtaining compensation 备皮 備皮 bèi pí to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc) 医之好治不病以为功 醫之好治不病以為功 yī zhī hào zhì bù bìng yǐ wéi gōng doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom) 动手术 動手術 dòng shǒu shù (of a surgeon) to operate (on sb) / (of a patient) to have an operation syn 主诉 主訴 zhǔ sù (medicine) to complain of / a patient's brief account of their illness / (law) main suit / principal claim 指检 指檢 zhǐ jiǎn (medicine) digital examination (of a patient's rectum, vagina etc) 零号病人 零號病人 líng hào bìng rén (epidemiology) patient zero 