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Usages of yīyuàn
医生 说 他 的 身体 不 太 好， 要 在 医院 休息。yīshēng shuō tā de shēntǐ bú tài hǎo, yào zài yīyuàn xiūxi.
The doctor said his health isn’t very good and that he needs to rest in the hospital.
护士 在 医院 照顾 他， 他 休息 以后 比较 好。hùshi zài yīyuàn zhàogù tā, tā xiūxi yǐhòu bǐjiào hǎo.
The nurse takes care of him in the hospital; after resting he is relatively better.
我们 是 坐 地铁 去 医院 的， 票 也 不 贵。wǒmen shì zuò dìtiě qù yīyuàn de, piào yě bú guì.
We went to the hospital by subway; the tickets weren’t expensive.
她 准备 在 医院 住 两 天， 大家 可以 去 看 她。tā zhǔnbèi zài yīyuàn zhù liǎng tiān, dàjiā kěyǐ qù kàn tā.
She plans to stay in the hospital for two days; everyone can go visit her.
医生 和 护士 在 医院 照顾 他， 照顾 得 很 认真。yīshēng hé hùshi zài yīyuàn zhàogù tā, zhàogù de hěn rènzhēn.
The doctor and the nurse take care of him in the hospital, and they do it very attentively.
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