No. 674 in Chinese
病房
"病房" means "hospital ward" or "sickroom."
In a sentence
这家医院的病房非常干净。
The hospital's wards are very clean.
Here, '病房' refers to the general rooms where patients are examined or treated in a hospital.
他的房间被布置得像一个病房。
His room is arranged like a hospital ward.
In this sentence, '病房' is used metaphorically to describe the appearance of a room.
护士正在巡视每个病房,查看病人的情况。
The nurse is patrolling each ward, checking on the patients' conditions.
Here, '病房' is used in its typical meaning of referring to a hospital ward.
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