输氧

輸氧

shūyǎng

verb #27,329

Meanings

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.

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 (shūxuè, to give a blood transfusion) but for oxygen.

输 shū

氧 yǎng