临床
Old HSK 6
临床 (línchuáng) · clinical
临床 (línchuáng) means “clinical”. It is written with 2 characters: 临 (to draw near) + 床 (bed). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 临床 is built
The characters
临 lín · to draw near
What 临 is made of
- 丨 — vertical stroke
床 chuáng · bed
What 床 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A house 广 made out of wood 木; 广 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他有多年的临床经验。Tā yǒu duōnián de línchuáng jīngyàn.He has many years of clinical experience.
这种新药正在进行临床试验。Zhè zhǒng xīn yào zhèngzài jìnxíng línchuáng shìyàn.This new drug is undergoing clinical trials.
Questions about 临床
What does 临床 mean?
临床 (línchuáng) means “clinical”.
How do you pronounce 临床?
临床 is pronounced línchuáng.
Which HSK level is 临床?
临床 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 光临guānglín(polite) to visit
- 临时línshítemporary
- 面临miànlínto face
- 濒临bīnlínto be on the verge of
- 降临jiànglínto arrive
- 起床qǐchuángto get out of bed
- 床单chuángdānbed sheet
- 床chuángbed
Learn 临床 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 117: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.