Chinese word

担架

Pronunciation

Pinyindān jià

Meaning

  • nounstretcher

Example

救护车把伤员放到担架上。jiù hù chē bǎ shāng yuán fàng dào dān jià shàng

The ambulance placed the injured person on a stretcher.

Illustration for 担架 (stretcher)

More examples

山地救援时，队员们小心地把伤员固定在担架上，准备下放。shān dì jiù yuán shí duì yuán men xiǎo xīn dì bǎ shāng yuán gù dìng zài dān jià shàng zhǔn bèi xià fàng

During a mountain rescue, the team carefully secured the injured person to a stretcher and prepared to lower them.

Core concept

A portable support that carries someone who cannot walk from one place to another.

Common phrases

  • 推担架tuī dān jià

    push a stretcher

  • 把病人放到担架上bǎ bìng rén fàng dào dān jià shàng

    put a patient on a stretcher

Similar words

轮椅lún yǐ: A chair with wheels for someone who cannot walk to sit in and travel.
救护车jiù hù chē: A special medical vehicle that takes injured or seriously ill people to the hospital.
病床bìng chuáng: A hospital bed used by patients while they rest or receive medical care.

Definition in Chinese

用于将无法行走者由一处抬到另一处的可携带支撑结构，通常由数人抬起或放入救护车内。yòng yú jiāng wú fǎ xíng zǒu zhě yóu yí chù tái dào lìng yí chù de kě xié dài zhī chēng jié gòu tōng cháng yóu shù rén tái qǐ huò fàng rù jiù hù chē nèi

Word origin

担 (dān, "carry on the shoulders") combines with 架 (jià, "frame") to describe a frame that carries a person from place to place.

Usage tips

  • The measure word 副 (fù, "set") commonly counts 担架 (dānjià, "stretcher"), a useful pattern for describing how many are available.

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