คนไข้
patient
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- 1 patient、sick person
This is a common word for a medical patient, especially someone receiving examination or treatment at a hospital or clinic.
patient、sick person
A person who is being seen or treated by medical staff, typically in a hospital or clinic.
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หมอกำลังตรวจคนไข้ mɔ̌ɔ kamlaŋ trùat khon khây The doctor is examining a patient. หมอกำลังตรวจคนไข้ details
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คนไข้รอหมออยู่ khon khây rɔɔ mɔ̌ɔ yùu The patient is waiting for the doctor. คนไข้รอหมออยู่ details
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โรงพยาบาลนี้มีคนไข้เยอะ rooŋpháyaabaan níi mii khon khây yə́ This hospital has many patients. โรงพยาบาลนี้มีคนไข้เยอะ details
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คนไข้สามคน khon khây sǎam khon three patients คนไข้สามคน details
Learning notes
Explanation
คนไข้ is made from คน “person” and ไข้ “fever/illness,” but in actual use it corresponds closely to “patient.” It is a standard word in hospitals and clinics for someone being examined or treated. When counting patients, use คน as the classifier, as in คนไข้ 3 คน. In more formal writing or news, ผู้ป่วย is also common.
Usage
It is commonly used in medical settings such as hospitals, clinics, emergency care, nursing, appointments, inpatient care, and outpatient care. It fits contexts like doctors examining patients, patients waiting, or a hospital having many patients.
Caution
คนไข้ refers to a person, not the illness itself. Use words such as โรค for a disease and อาการ for symptoms. When addressing someone directly, คนไข้ by itself can sound administrative, so คุณคนไข้ may be used in clinical settings.
Differences from similar words
1 patient synonyms
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คนเจ็บ often refers to an injured person or someone who is hurt. คนไข้ is broader and refers to a person as a medical patient, whether the issue is illness or injury.
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ผู้ป่วย also means a patient or sick person, but it sounds more formal and is common in notices, news, and official contexts. คนไข้ is more everyday and natural in clinical conversation.