呼吸机 (hūxījī): ventilator

Measure Word

一台呼吸机 tái

Meanings

1 ventilator
2 respirator (medical)
3 breathing machine

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

重症病人需要呼吸机辅助。

Zhòngzhèng bìngrén xūyào hūxījī fǔzhù.

Critically ill patients need ventilator support.

HSK 7-9

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

Related Words

呼吸 hūxī HSK 4 #1,195

to breathe; breathing / respiration

呼吸器 hūxīqì #15,527

ventilator / respirator

深呼吸 shēnhūxī #3,675

to breathe deeply / to take a deep breath

呼吸道 hūxīdào #22,552

respiratory tract / airway

人工呼吸 réngōng hūxī #17,661

artificial respiration / CPR breathing

传呼机 chuánhūjī #21,928

pager / beeper

取款机 qǔkuǎnjī HSK 6

ATM; automated teller machine; cash machine

机械 jīxiè HSK 6 #4,738

machine; machinery; mechanical equipment / mechanical; rigid; inflexible (figurative)

游戏机 yóuxìjī HSK 6 #10,386

game console; gaming machine / arcade machine

机器 jīqì HSK 3 #1,599

machine; machinery / mechanical device; apparatus