When you're trying to figure out what's wrong, you're 诊断 (zhěn duàn). This verb is used when a doctor identifies an illness, or when an engineer figures out the problem with a machine. You can also use it in a more abstract sense, like when you diagnose a problem in a business or a situation. It's all about pinpointing the issue.
How Formal Is It?
"医生对病人进行了诊断，发现他患有肺炎。(The doctor diagnosed the patient and found he had pneumonia.)"
"我们需要尽快诊断出问题所在。(We need to diagnose the problem as soon as possible.)"
"你去医院查一下吧，看看什么情况。(You should go to the hospital to get checked out and see what's going on.)"
"小狗生病了，带它去看病吧。(The puppy is sick, let's take it to see the doctor.)"
"我得先摸摸底，看看这事儿怎么回事。(I need to get the lowdown first, see what's going on with this matter.)"
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Grammar to Know
Subject + 诊断 + Object: This is the most basic and common structure. The subject performs the diagnosis on the object.
医生诊断病人。 (The doctor diagnoses the patient.)
被 + Object + 诊断: This structure uses the passive voice, indicating that the object is being diagnosed.
病人被医生诊断。 (The patient is diagnosed by the doctor.)
诊断 + Result: "诊断" can be followed by a result, often indicating what was diagnosed.
医生诊断出癌症。 (The doctor diagnosed cancer.)
诊断 + Problem/Condition: This structure indicates the specific problem or condition that is being diagnosed.
他被诊断患有心脏病。 (He was diagnosed with heart disease.)
诊断 + 的 + Noun: This structure uses "的" to connect "诊断" to a noun, indicating the nature or type of diagnosis.
这是初步的诊断。 (This is a preliminary diagnosis.)
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医生根据病人的症状诊断出了流感。
The doctor diagnosed the flu based on the patient's symptoms.
通过一系列的测试，我们最终诊断出问题出在电源上。
Through a series of tests, we finally diagnosed that the problem was with the power supply.
她的病情被诊断为一种罕见的自身免疫疾病。
Her condition was diagnosed as a rare autoimmune disease.
心理医生可以帮助你诊断并治疗精神健康问题。
A psychologist can help you diagnose and treat mental health issues.
早期诊断对于癌症的治疗至关重要。
Early diagnosis is crucial for cancer treatment.
这台机器的故障很难诊断，因为它表现出许多不规则的症状。
The malfunction of this machine is difficult to diagnose because it exhibits many irregular symptoms.
在诊断之前，医生会详细询问病史。
Before diagnosing, the doctor will ask for a detailed medical history.
工程师正在努力诊断网络连接中断的原因。
Engineers are working hard to diagnose the cause of the network outage.
Test Yourself 12 questions
医生会___我的病。
The sentence means 'The doctor will diagnose my illness.' '诊断' means to diagnose.
我的宠物生病了，医生正在给它___。
The sentence means 'My pet is sick, the doctor is diagnosing it.' '诊断' means to diagnose.
为了找出问题，我们需要___一下情况。
The sentence means 'To find the problem, we need to diagnose the situation.' '诊断' means to diagnose.
医生用“诊断”来发现你生了什么病。
“诊断” means to diagnose, which is what a doctor does to find out what illness you have.
你用“诊断”来表示你很开心。
“诊断” means to diagnose. It has nothing to do with being happy.
电脑有时候也需要“诊断”来找出问题。
“诊断” can also be used to mean to troubleshoot or diagnose problems in non-medical contexts, such as with computers.
医生仔细检查后，___出他患有胃癌。
Contextually, '诊断' (to diagnose) is the most appropriate verb to describe the doctor's action after an examination, identifying the illness.
她去了很多医院，但医生都无法___出她的病因。
'诊断' (to diagnose) fits the meaning of doctors being unable to identify the cause of her illness.
这种疾病早期很难被___出来。
The sentence implies difficulty in identifying the disease in its early stages, making '诊断' (to diagnose) the correct choice.
通过分析数据，专家们___出了经济发展中的一些问题。
In a broader sense, '诊断' can also refer to analyzing a situation and identifying its problems, similar to a doctor diagnosing an illness.
心理医生试图___出她情绪问题的根源。
A psychologist would 'diagnose' the root cause of emotional problems.
新的检测方法可以更准确地___出癌症。
New testing methods aim to more accurately 'diagnose' cancer.
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一片
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以上
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急性
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急性病
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