心梗

xīngěng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 heart attack
  2. 2 myocardial infarction (abbr. of 心肌梗死)

Examples

Tā bàba zuówǎn tūfā xīngěng, yǐjīng sòng qù yīyuàn le.
His dad had a sudden heart attack last night and has been taken to the hospital.
Tiānqì tài lěng róngyì yòufā xīngěng.
Cold weather easily triggers heart attacks.

Tips

usage
心梗 is the everyday short form of 心肌梗死 (myocardial infarction). Doctors, news and everyday speech all use 心梗. Pair with 脑梗 (nǎogěng, stroke) as the two big 'vascular-blockage' emergencies.
memory
means to block / clog. 心梗 = heart-clog, 脑梗 = brain-clog. The vivid plumbing image is why the short forms caught on.

Stroke Order

xīn
gěng