保育箱

bǎoyùxiāng

noun

Measure Word

一个保育箱 gè

Meanings

1 incubator (for newborns)
2 neonatal incubator

Characters

nurture / raise

Examples

早产的婴儿需要放在保育箱里。

Zǎochǎn de yīng'ér xūyào fàng zài bǎoyùxiāng lǐ.

Premature babies need to be placed in an incubator.

她的宝宝在保育箱里住了三周。

Tā de bǎobao zài bǎoyùxiāng lǐ zhùle sān zhōu.

Her baby stayed in the incubator for three weeks.

Tips

memory

保 'protect' + 育 'nurture' + 箱 'box' = a protective nurturing box. Same 保育 root in 保育员 (childcare worker) and 保育院 (orphanage / nursery).

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

育 yù

箱 xiāng