Chinese word

人工呼吸

Pronunciation

Pinyinrén gōng hū xī

Meaning

  • nounartificial respiration

Example

病人停止呼吸，需要人工呼吸。bìng rén tíng zhǐ hū xī xū yào rén gōng hū xī

The patient has stopped breathing and needs artificial respiration.

Illustration for 人工呼吸 (artificial respiration)

More examples

家庭急救时，父母学会了如何用口对口做人工呼吸。jiā tíng jí jiù shí fù mǔ xué huì le rú hé yòng kǒu duì kǒu zuò rén gōng hū xī

During a family emergency, the parents learned how to give mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration.

Core concept

Outside air temporarily supports the lungs when a person cannot breathe normally.

Common phrases

  • 学习人工呼吸的急救方法xué xí rén gōng hū xī de jí jiù fāng fǎ

    learn first-aid methods for artificial respiration

  • 进行心肺复苏和人工呼吸jìn xíng xīn fèi fù sū hé rén gōng hū xī

    perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and artificial respiration

  • 用口对口做人工呼吸yòng kǒu duì kǒu zuò rén gōng hū xī

    give mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration

Similar words

心肺复苏xīn fèi fù sū: Emergency care using chest compressions and breaths to restore a stopped heartbeat and breathing.
口对口人工呼吸kǒu duì kǒu rén gōng hū xī: Emergency breathing support that sends air from a helper's mouth into a patient's lungs.
人工通气rén gōng tōng qì: A method of moving air into the lungs by hand or equipment to support or replace natural breathing.
呼吸机hū xī jī: A machine that sends air or oxygen into the lungs to support or replace natural breathing.

Definition in Chinese

在呼吸停止或严重呼吸不足时，由他人通过口对口、口对鼻或使用面罩等方法向患者送气或辅助通气，以维持肺部气体交换的急救措施。zài hū xī tíng zhǐ huò yán zhòng hū xī bù zú shí yóu tā rén tōng guò kǒu duì kǒu kǒu duì bí huò shǐ yòng miàn zhào děng fāng fǎ xiàng huàn zhě sòng qì huò fǔ zhù tōng qì yǐ wéi chí fèi bù qì tǐ jiāo huàn de jí jiù cuò shī

Word origin

人 (rén, "person") and 工 (gōng, "work") combine to express human involvement, and 呼 (hū, "breathe out") plus 吸 (xī, "breathe in") describes the breathing process being helped.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, the term does not require direct mouth contact: Chinese can use it for air supplied through a mask or other equipment as well.

Other meanings

  • mouth-to-mouth breathingnoun

Opposites

  • 自主呼吸zì zhǔ hū xīspontaneous breathingnoun
  • 自然呼吸zì rán hū xīnatural breathingnoun

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