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大夫

dài fuㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄨ˙

Traditional: 大夫

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大夫 (dài fu) means doctor; physician.

Meaningdài fu(noun)

doctor; physician

Examples

  • 我不舒服，想去看大夫。

    wǒ bù shū fú, xiǎng qù kàn dài fu.

    I don't feel well; I want to see a doctor.

  • 大夫说我要多休息。

    dài fu shuō wǒ yào duō xiū xi.

    The doctor said I need to rest more.

  • 李大夫在三楼看病。

    lǐ dài fu zài sān lóu kàn bìng.

    Dr. Li sees patients on the third floor.

Easily confused

  • 医生 — 医生 is the standard word; 大夫 is colloquial (esp. northern China). Read dàifu here, not dàfū.

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Meaningdà fū(noun)

senior official (in imperial China)

Examples

  • 古代的大夫是一种官职。

    gǔ dài de dài fu shì yì zhǒng guān zhí.

    In ancient times, dafu was an official rank.

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Stroke order

3 strokes

big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 姐); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

4 strokes

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