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呼吸机

呼吸機
hūxījī
noun

Measure Word

一台呼吸机 tái

Meanings

  1. 1 ventilator
  2. 2 respirator (medical)
  3. 3 breathing machine

Examples

重症病人需要呼吸机辅助。
Zhòngzhèng bìngrén xūyào hūxījī fǔzhù.
Critically ill patients need ventilator support.
疫情期间呼吸机严重短缺。
Yìqíng qījiān hūxījī yánzhòng duǎnquē.
Ventilators were in severe shortage during the epidemic.

Tips

memory
呼 = exhale, 吸 = inhale, 机 = machine — literally 'breathe-out-breathe-in machine.' Same 机 ending as 飞机 (airplane), 手机 (phone).

Stroke Order

呼 hū
吸 xī
机 jī