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How to Say ‘Did you go to the hospital to get it checked?’ in Simplified Chinese

去医院看了吗？

qù yī yuàn kàn le ma

[chyoo yee ywenn kàn luh ma]

💬 Usage Tip: Here 看 (kàn) means "see a doctor" or "get checked," not just "look." Putting 了吗 at the end asks whether something has been done: 吃了吗？ "Have you eaten?"

Phrase Breakdown

去医院

qù yī yuàn

go to the hospital

去 (qù) means 'to go', and 医院 (yīyuàn) means 'hospital'. Say 去 with a falling fourth tone.

Example

我明天去医院。

I'm going to the hospital tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[chyoo]

to go

A basic verb used for moving to another place.

Example

请先去那边。

Please go over there first.

医院

yī yuàn

[yee ywenn]

hospital

'医院' is a place where people receive medical care.

Example

他在医院工作。

He works at a hospital.

看了吗？

kàn le ma

did you see (a doctor)?

看 (kàn) here means seeing a doctor. 了 (le) marks a completed action, and 吗 (ma) turns the sentence into a yes/no question. Both 了 and 吗 are light, neutral tones.

Example

医生你看了吗？

Have you seen the doctor?

Words in this phrase

看

kàn

[kàn]

to see a doctor

With illness or hospital, 看 means to get medical treatment.

Example

我明天去看病。

I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow.

了

[luh]

completed action marker

Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.

Example

我想了很久，还是决定联系你。

I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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