Abstract: To explore the doctor-patient relationship from the perspective of ethics , we found that it is a special and multi-level relationships, and also a social relationship as well as a moral relationship. Therefore, under the system of the market economy, it is necessary to introduce the ethical dimension in order to build a harmonious doctor-patient relationship. This paper will do an ethical research on the crux of the deterioration of the doctor-patient relationship in China and put forward the ethical countermeasures of building a harmonious doctor- patient relationship.

Key words: doctor-patient relationship, ethics, research on building