- 住院病人 zhùyuànbìngrén inpatienta patient who stays in a hospital while under treatment
- 危重病人 wēizhòngbìngrén critically ill patienta patient who is in critical condition or dangerously ill
- 门诊病人 ménzhěnbìngrén outpatientoutpatient; a patient who receives medical treatment without being admitted to a hospital
- 零号病人 línghàobìngrén patient zerothe initial patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation; the first person infected at the start of an outbreak
