呼吸机 (hūxījī): ventilator

Measure Word

一台呼吸机 tái

Meanings

1 ventilator
2 respirator (medical)
3 breathing machine

Characters

Examples

重症病人需要呼吸机辅助。

Zhòngzhèng bìngrén xūyào hūxījī fǔzhù.

Critically ill patients need ventilator support.

疫情期间呼吸机严重短缺。

Yìqíng qījiān hūxījī yánzhòng duǎnquē.

Ventilators were in severe shortage during the epidemic.

Tips

memory

呼 = exhale, 吸 = inhale, 机 = machine — literally 'breathe-out-breathe-in machine.' Same 机 ending as 飞机 (airplane), 手机 (phone).

Stroke Order

呼 hū

吸 xī

机 jī

Related Words

呼吸 hūxī HSK 4 #1,195

to breathe; breathing / respiration

呼吸器 hūxīqì #15,527

ventilator / respirator

深呼吸 shēnhūxī #3,675

to breathe deeply / to take a deep breath

呼吸道 hūxīdào #22,552

respiratory tract / airway

人工呼吸 réngōnghūxī #17,661

artificial respiration / CPR breathing

传呼机 chuánhūjī #21,928

pager / beeper

取款机 qǔkuǎnjī HSK 6

ATM; automated teller machine; cash machine

机械 jīxiè HSK 6 #4,738

machine; machinery; mechanical equipment / mechanical; rigid; inflexible (figurative)

游戏机 yóuxìjī HSK 6 #10,386

game console; gaming machine / arcade machine

机器 jīqì HSK 3 #1,599

machine; machinery / mechanical device; apparatus