內視鏡檢查 / 内视镜检查
Endoscopy in Mandarin is 內視鏡檢查 / 内视镜检查, an examination using an endoscope. If unsure, use 內視鏡檢查 / 内视镜检查. Wiktionary also lists 內窺鏡檢查 / 内窥镜检查 and 內窺檢查 / 内窥检查.
Meaning: examination using an endoscope (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mandarin |
|---|
| 內視鏡檢查 / 内视镜检查 |
| 內窺鏡檢查 / 内窥镜检查 |
| 內窺檢查 / 内窥检查 |
This is the general medical term for an examination with an endoscope. The device itself is 内镜.
Which one should you use?
內窺鏡檢查 / 内窥镜检查 and 內窺檢查 / 内窥检查 are other terms for the same exam, and 内窥镜检查 is a formal term. In a clinical setting patients often name the specific exam instead, 胃鏡 / 胃镜 for a gastroscopy and 大腸鏡 / 大肠镜 for a colonoscopy.
Is it said differently in some regions?
內視鏡檢查 is the standard term in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The first form in each pair is written in traditional characters and the second in simplified characters.
Did you know?
- The character 窺 in 內窺鏡檢查 can also mean 'to peep' or 'to spy', giving the term a slightly more invasive or 'peeping' connotation than the neutral 內視鏡檢查.
- The term 鏡 (mirror) is used to represent the entire endoscopic device, even though modern endoscopes use advanced digital cameras rather than reflective surfaces.
- The phrase 內視 comes from the combination of 'inside' and 'vision'. It is used not only for medical exams but also in 'internal vision' or 'insight' in certain philosophical contexts.
Examples in context
- 我需要做个胃镜检查。I need to undergo an endoscopy.
- 医生说我可能需要胃内镜。The doctor said I may need an endoscopy.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “endoscopy” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
