Chinese word

呼吸机

Pronunciation

Pinyinhū xī jī

Meaning

  • nounventilator

Example

病人需要呼吸机来帮助呼吸。bìng rén xū yào hū xī jī lái bāng zhù hū xī

The patient needs a ventilator to help them breathe.

Illustration for 呼吸机 (ventilator)

More examples

那台呼吸机在哪儿？nà tái hū xī jī zài nǎr

Where is that ventilator?

Core concept

A medical machine that moves air into and out of the lungs, adjusts breathing, and checks the gases exchanged.

Common phrases

  • 一台呼吸机yì tái hū xī jī

    a ventilator

  • 那台呼吸机nà tái hū xī jī

    that ventilator

  • 买呼吸机mǎi hū xī jī

    buy a ventilator

Similar words

人工呼吸机rén gōng hū xī jī: A machine that uses a tube or mask to keep a patient breathing when natural breathing is too weak.

Definition in Chinese

指用于对病人进行机械通气以维持生命体征的医疗装置，功能包括送气、调节呼吸频率与监测气体交换。zhǐ yòng yú duì bìng rén jìn xíng jī xiè tōng qì yǐ wéi chí shēng mìng tǐ zhēng de yī liáo zhuāng zhì gōng néng bāo kuò sòng qì tiáo jié hū xī pín lǜ yǔ jiān cè qì tǐ jiāo huàn

Word origin

呼 (hū, "exhale") + 吸 (xī, "inhale") describes breathing, while 机 (jī, "machine") marks a device that mechanically supports it.

Usage tips

  • In short hospital updates, placing this noun after a verb meaning "need" reports that breathing support is required.

Other meanings

  • breathing apparatusnoun

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