yī xué
science médicale; médecine
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我正在学习医学。
wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí yīxué.
I am studying medicine.
医学是一门很重要的学科。
yīxué shì yī mén hěn zhòngyào de xué kē.
Medicine is a very important subject.
医学可以帮助人们治病救人。
yīxué kěyǐ bāngzhù rénmen zhìbìng jiùrén.
Medicine can help people cure diseases and save lives.
医术 (yīshù)
medical skills
医疗 (yīliáo)
medical treatment
非医学 (fēi yīxué)
non-medical
外行 (wàiháng)
layman
The Chinese word 医学 (yīxué) for "medicine" is composed of two characters: 医 (yī) and 学 (xué). The character 医 originally meant "to treat illness" or "to heal", and was often used in the context of traditional Chinese medicine. The character 学 originally meant "to learn" or "to study", and was used in a variety of contexts, including the study of medicine. Over time, the two characters came to be combined to form the word 医学, which specifically refers to the study of medicine and the practice of medical science.
