栓子

shuānzi

noun #37,729

Measure Word

一个栓子 gè

Meanings

1 plug
2 stopper
3 embolus

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

医生说血管里有个栓子。

Yīshēng shuō xuèguǎn lǐ yǒu gè shuānzi.

The doctor said there's an embolus in the blood vessel.

HSK 7-9

把瓶子的栓子拔掉。

Bǎ píngzi de shuānzi bádiào.

Pull out the bottle's stopper.

Tips

usage

Two main uses: (1) a literal plug or stopper in everyday Chinese, (2) the medical term for an embolus - a clot or particle blocking a blood vessel, as in 血栓 (xuèshuān, thrombosis).

Stroke Order

栓 shuān

子 zǐ