Chinese word

气管

Pronunciation

Pinyinqì guǎn

Meaning

  • nounwindpipe

Example

孩子的气管发炎，需要吃药。hái zi de qì guǎn fā yán xū yào chī yào

The child's windpipe is inflamed, so the child needs medicine.

Illustration for 气管 (windpipe)

More examples

医生为病人做了气管插管，确保呼吸通畅。yī shēng wèi bìng rén zuò le qì guǎn chā guǎn què bǎo hū xī tōng chàng

The doctor performed endotracheal intubation on the patient to keep the airway clear.

Core concept

A hollow air passage that carries breath from the throat down into the lungs.

Common phrases

  • 气管炎qì guǎn yán

    tracheitis

  • 气管插管qì guǎn chā guǎn

    endotracheal intubation

  • 气管切开术qì guǎn qiē kāi shù

    tracheostomy

Similar words

喉咙hóu lóng: The throat area at the back of the mouth and front of the neck, used for swallowing and speaking.
呼吸道hū xī dào: The whole passage that carries air from outside the body to the lungs.
支气管zhī qì guǎn: A narrow air tube inside the lungs that branches into smaller tubes.
气道qì dào: The group of passages carrying air from the nose or mouth to the lungs.

Definition in Chinese

连接咽喉和肺部的管道，供空气进出肺部。lián jiē yān hóu hé fèi bù de guǎn dào gōng kōng qì jìn chū fèi bù

Word origin

气 (qì, "air") + 管 (guǎn, "tube") forms a compound meaning an air-carrying tube.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this term names the internal airway rather than the whole throat area, so it commonly appears in health and medical contexts.

Opposites

  • 食管shí guǎnesophagusnoun

Related words

  • 气管炎qì guǎn yántracheitisnoun
  • 气管插管qì guǎn chā guǎnendotracheal intubationnoun
  • 气管切开术qì guǎn qiē kāi shùtracheostomynoun

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