输氧

輸氧

shūyǎng

verb #27,329

Meanings

HSK 5

病人呼吸困难，医生立即给他输氧。

Bìngrén hūxī kùnnán, yīshēng lìjí gěi tā shūyǎng.

The patient had difficulty breathing, so the doctor immediately administered oxygen.

HSK 6

登山运动员在高海拔地区需要输氧。

Dēngshān yùndòngyuán zài gāo hǎibá dìqū xūyào shūyǎng.

Mountain climbers need oxygen supplied at high altitudes.

memory

输 (to transport/transmit) + 氧 (oxygen) = to pipe oxygen into someone. Like 输血 (to give a blood transfusion) but for oxygen.

输 shū

氧 yǎng