出院 chū yuàn
“to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital”
verb, verb / noun2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
出院 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 564: 出院 chūyuàn — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 94
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 出院
出院 is an intransitive verb meaning that a patient leaves hospital after treatment; the subject is the patient, not the hospital. Common patterns are 病人出院了, 医生说……可以出院, and 出院后/出院以后 + clause. Use 住院 for being hospitalized; 出院手续 refers to discharge procedures.
例句Example sentences
- 爷爷今天出院，我们准备去医院接他。yé ye jīn tiān chū yuàn, wǒ men zhǔn bèi qù yī yuàn jiē tā.Grandpa is leaving the hospital today, and we are going to pick him up.
- 医生说妈妈恢复得很好，明天可以出院。yī sheng shuō mā ma huī fù de hěn hǎo, míng tiān kě yǐ chū yuàn.The doctor says Mom is recovering well and can leave the hospital tomorrow.
- 出院以后，他每天都会散步半小时。chū yuàn yǐ hòu, tā měi tiān dōu huì sàn bù bàn xiǎo shí.After leaving the hospital, he takes a half-hour walk every day.
易混词Easily confused
出院vs住院
住院 means to be admitted to or stay in hospital for treatment; 出院 means to leave hospital after treatment. They describe opposite stages and are not interchangeable.