Chinese word

血压计

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuè yā jì

Meaning

nounblood pressure monitor

Example

请用血压计量一下血压。qǐng yòng xuè yā jì liàng yí xià xuè yā

Please use the blood pressure monitor to check your blood pressure.

Illustration for 血压计 (blood pressure monitor)

More examples

我家有一个血压计，每天早上量一次。wǒ jiā yǒu yí gè xuè yā jì měi tiān zǎo shàng liàng yí cì

I have a blood pressure monitor at home and measure my blood pressure once every morning.

Core concept

A device that turns the force of blood against vessel walls into a pressure reading.

Common phrases

用血压计量血压yòng xuè yā jì liáng xuè yā
measure blood pressure with a blood pressure monitor
家用血压计jiā yòng xuè yā jì
home blood pressure monitor
电子血压计diàn zi xuè yā jì
electronic blood pressure monitor

Similar words

血压表xuè yā biǎo: A blood pressure gauge that shows the measured pressure with a needle or screen.
血压仪xuè yā yí: A blood pressure device that measures pressure and shows the numbers digitally.

Definition in Chinese

用于测量血液对血管或心脏产生的压力的仪器，常显示收缩压和舒张压的数值。yòng yú cè liáng xuè yè duì xuè guǎn huò xīn zàng chǎn shēng de yā lì de yí qì cháng xiǎn shì shōu suō yā hé shū zhāng yā de shù zhí

Word origin

血 (xuè, "blood") + 压 (yā, "pressure") + 计 (jì, "measuring device") forms a compound for an instrument that measures blood pressure.

Usage tips

In everyday health conversations, the result is often treated as two numbers, because the upper and lower readings describe different stages of the heartbeat.

Related words

电子血压计diàn zi xuè yā jìelectronic blood pressure monitornoun
家用血压计jiā yòng xuè yā jìhome blood pressure monitornoun
袖带式血压计xiù dài shì xuè yā jìcuff-style blood pressure monitornoun