重症监护

重症監護

zhòngzhèngjiānhù

noun

Meanings

1 intensive care
2 ICU-level care
3 critical care

Characters

heavy / serious

disease / condition

to monitor / oversee

to protect / care for

Examples

病人被送进重症监护室。

Bìngrén bèi sòng jìn zhòngzhèng jiānhù shì.

The patient was taken into the intensive care unit.

重症监护需要二十四小时监测。

Zhòngzhèng jiānhù xūyào èrshísì xiǎoshí jiāncè.

Intensive care requires twenty-four-hour monitoring.

Tips

usage

重症监护室 (ICU) is commonly abbreviated ICU in Chinese hospital signage too. The ward acronym is mixed: you'll hear both 重症监护室 and 'ICU病房' (ICU bìngfáng).

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

症 zhèng

监 jiān

护 hù