B超检查

B超檢查

Bchāojiǎnchá

noun

Meanings

1 B-mode ultrasound examination
2 ultrasound scan

Characters

letter B (brightness mode)

ultra- (as in 超声)

Examples

孕妇定期要做B超检查。

Yùnfù dìngqī yào zuò B chāo jiǎnchá.

Pregnant women need to have regular ultrasound exams.

腹部B超检查需要空腹。

Fùbù B chāo jiǎnchá xūyào kōngfù.

An abdominal ultrasound requires an empty stomach.

Tips

usage

B超 is shorthand for 'B-mode ultrasound' (B代表 brightness mode) — the standard 2D ultrasound. In everyday Chinese it stands in for any routine ultrasound: 做B超 = 'get an ultrasound'. More advanced modes get their own labels: 彩超 (color Doppler), 三维B超 (3D).

Stroke Order

超 chāo

检 jiǎn

查 chá