How common it is
医学 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say yī xué slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
医学是研究人体健康和疾病的科学。
Yīxué shì yánjiū réntǐ jiànkāng hé jíbìng de kēxué.
Medicine is the science that studies human health and disease.
Context note
在学校里，医学是一门重要的学科，帮助人们学习如何治病救人。
Zài xuéxiào lǐ, yīxué shì yī mén zhòngyào de xuékē, bāngzhù rénmen xuéxí rúhé zhì bìng jiù rén.
In school, medicine is an important subject that helps people learn how to treat illnesses and save lives.
5 examples
她喜欢学习医学。
tā xǐ huan xué xí yī xué。
She likes studying medicine.
医学书很厚。
yī xué shū hěn hòu。
The medicine book is very thick.
医学老师很耐心。
yī xué lǎo shī hěn nài xīn。
The medicine teacher is very patient.
医学帮助人们健康。
yī xué bāng zhù rén men jiàn kāng。
Medicine helps people stay healthy.
医学课很有趣。
yī xué kè hěn yǒu qù。
The medicine class is very interesting.
5 mini stories
小明想学医学。他每天读医学书。
xiǎo míng xiǎng xué yī xué。 tā měi tiān dú yī xué shū。
Xiao Ming wants to study medicine. He reads medicine books every day.
医学课上，老师教我们洗手。洗手很重要。
yī xué kè shàng， lǎo shī jiào wǒ men xǐ shǒu。 xǐ shǒu hěn zhòng yào。
In medicine class, the teacher teaches us to wash hands. Washing hands is very important.
姐姐是医学学生。她将来要当医生。
jiě jie shì yī xué xué shēng。 tā jiāng lái yào dāng yī shēng。
My sister is a medicine student. She will become a doctor in the future.
医学博物馆有很多模型。我们看到了心脏。
yī xué bó wù guǎn yǒu hěn duō mó xíng。 wǒ men kàn dào le xīn zāng。
The medicine museum has many models. We saw a heart.
爸爸说医学很有趣。他给我看医学图片。
bà ba shuō yī xué hěn yǒu qù。 tā gěi wǒ kàn yī xué tú piàn。
Dad says medicine is very interesting. He shows me medicine pictures.