# 大夫 (dàifu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 大夫 (dàifu) means “doctor, physician”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: doctor, physician
- Pinyin: dàifu (dai4 fu5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Other readings: dàfū — senior official (in imperial China)

## Examples

- 大夫让我多喝水，好好休息。
  Dàifu ràng wǒ duō hē shuǐ, hǎohāo xiūxi.
  The doctor told me to drink more water and get a good rest.

## Characters

- [大](https://hanziro.com/word/da-big/) (dà): big; large
- 夫 (fū): husband; man

https://hanziro.com/word/dai-fu-doctor-physician/

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