栓子

shuānzi

noun #37,729

Measure Word

一个栓子 gè

Meanings

1 plug
2 stopper
3 embolus (medical)

Characters

Examples

医生说血管里有个栓子。

Yīshēng shuō xuèguǎn lǐ yǒu gè shuānzi.

The doctor said there's an embolus in the blood vessel.

把瓶子的栓子拔掉。

Bǎ píngzi de shuānzi bádiào.

Pull out the bottle's stopper.

Tips

usage

Two main uses: (1) a literal plug or stopper in everyday Chinese, (2) the medical term for an embolus — a clot or particle blocking a blood vessel, as in 血栓 (xuèshuān, thrombosis).

Stroke Order

栓 shuān

子 zǐ