人工呼吸

réngōng hūxī

noun #17,661

Meanings

1 artificial respiration
2 CPR breathing

Characters

work; artificial

to exhale; to breathe out

to inhale; to breathe in

人工 (artificial / manual) + 呼吸 (breathing).

Examples

他对溺水者进行了人工呼吸。

Tā duì nìshuǐ zhě jìnxíng le réngōng hūxī.

He performed artificial respiration on the drowning victim.

学会人工呼吸可以救人一命。

Xuéhuì réngōng hūxī kěyǐ jiù rén yī mìng.

Learning artificial respiration can save someone's life.

Tips

usage

Often used together with 心肺复苏 (CPR). 人工呼吸 specifically refers to the breathing component of resuscitation.

Stroke Order

人 rén

工 gōng

呼 hū

吸 xī