心电图检查

心電圖檢查

xīndiàntújiǎnchá

noun

Meanings

1 electrocardiogram examination
2 ECG / EKG test

Characters

chart / diagram

Examples

体检包括心电图检查。

Tǐjiǎn bāokuò xīndiàntú jiǎnchá.

The physical exam includes an ECG.

医生建议他做一次心电图检查。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā zuò yī cì xīndiàntú jiǎnchá.

The doctor suggested he get an ECG.

Tips

memory

Parse it literally: 心 heart + 电 electricity + 图 chart + 检查 examination — 'heart-electricity-chart exam'. The 心电图 itself is the ECG printout; add 检查 to name the test as a procedure.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

电 diàn

图 tú

检 jiǎn

查 chá