Usage note
病房表示医院里住病人的房间。
bìng fáng biǎo shì yī yuàn lǐ zhù bìng rén de fáng jiān。
病房 means a hospital room for patients.
Context note
病房常用于医院和照顾病人。
bìng fáng cháng yòng yú yī yuàn hé zhào gù bìng rén。
It is often used in hospitals and patient care.
5 examples
他住在病房里。
tā zhù zài bìng fáng lǐ。
He is staying in the hospital room.
请保持病房安静。
qǐng bǎo chí bìng fáng ān jìng。
Please keep the hospital room quiet.
病房里有两张床。
bìng fáng lǐ yǒu liǎng zhāng chuáng。
There are two beds in the hospital room.
她去病房看朋友。
tā qù bìng fáng kàn péng yǒu。
She went to the hospital room to visit a friend.
医生在病房检查病人。
yī shēng zài bìng fáng jiǎn chá bìng rén。
The doctor checks the patient in the hospital room.
5 mini stories
妈妈在病房里照顾孩子。
mā ma zài bìng fáng lǐ zhào gù hái zi。
Mom is taking care of the child in the hospital room.
病房外面很安静。
bìng fáng wài miàn hěn ān jìng。
It is quiet outside the hospital room.
他每天都去病房看爷爷。
tā měi tiān dōu qù bìng fáng kàn yé ye。
He goes to the hospital room to see Grandpa every day.
医生提醒大家病房里不要大声说话。
yī shēng tí xǐng dà jiā bìng fáng lǐ bú yào dà shēng shuō huà。
The doctor reminded everyone not to speak loudly in the hospital room.
病房里的灯一直开着。
bìng fáng lǐ de dēng yì zhí kāi zhe。
The lights in the hospital room stay on all the time.
Mini dialogue
探望朋友
A
请问，小明在哪个病房？
Qǐngwèn, Xiǎomíng zài nǎge bìngfáng?
Excuse me, which hospital ward is Xiaoming in?
B
他在三楼的302病房。
Tā zài sān lóu de sān líng èr bìngfáng.
He is in ward 302 on the third floor.
保持安静
A
在病房里我们要小声说话。
Zài bìngfáng lǐ wǒmen yào xiǎoshēng shuōhuà.
We need to speak quietly in the hospital ward.
B
好的，病房里的病人需要休息。
Hǎo de, bìngfáng lǐ de bìngrén xūyào xiūxi.
Okay, the patients in the ward need to rest.
Related words and contrasts
related
医院
yī yuàn
hospital
医院 is the whole hospital building, 病房 is a specific room inside where patients rest.
related
病人
bìng rén
patient
病人 is the person who stays in a 病房.