How to pronounce yi sheng (医生) in Chinese
Yi sheng (often typed yisheng) is written 医生, pinyin yī shēng. Hear 医生 (yī shēng) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
医生
yī shēng
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Characters & meanings
medicine; doctor
to be born; life; raw
Common mistake
Double first (1-1): both syllables stay high and level — unlike 先生 and 学生, here 生 keeps its full first tone, so give shēng real length and height.
Example sentence
我爸爸是医生。
Wǒ bàba shì yīshēng.
My dad is a doctor.
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