救护车

救護車

jiùhùchē

noun HSK 5 #2,787

Measure Word

一辆救护车 liàng

Meanings

1 ambulance

Characters

to rescue; to save

to protect; to guard

Literally 'rescue-protect vehicle' - a vehicle for saving and protecting lives.

Examples

HSK 2

快打120叫救护车！

Kuài dǎ yāo èr líng jiào jiùhùchē!

Quick, call 120 for an ambulance!

HSK 2

救护车五分钟就到了。

Jiùhùchē wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào le.

The ambulance arrived in five minutes.

Tips

culture

In China the emergency number for an ambulance is 120 (not 911). Police is 110, fire is 119. The numbers are read digit by digit: yāo-èr-líng (1 is read as yāo to avoid confusion with 7).

Stroke Order

救 jiù

护 hù

车 chē