急诊

急診

jízhěn

noun HSK 7-9 #10,829

Meanings

1 emergency treatment
2 emergency room visit

Characters

urgent; emergency

to diagnose; medical examination

Literally 'urgent diagnosis' — medical care that cannot wait.

Examples

他半夜被送去了急诊。

Tā bànyè bèi sòng qù le jízhěn.

He was taken to the emergency room in the middle of the night.

急诊室里总是很忙。

Jízhěnshì lǐ zǒngshì hěn máng.

The emergency room is always busy.

Tips

usage

急诊 is the treatment or visit; 急诊室 is the emergency room itself. In China, going to 急诊 at a hospital is much cheaper than an ER visit in the US — no appointment needed.

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