呼吸机

呼吸機

hūxījī

noun

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