Chinese Conversation · Level 6
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Chinese word
X光
Pronunciation
PinyinX guāng
Meaning
- nounx-ray
Example
医生让我做个X光检查。yī shēng ràng wǒ zuò gè X guāng jiǎn chá
The doctor told me to get an X-ray.
More examples
妹妹腿摔伤了，医院给她拍了X光片。mèi mèi tuǐ shuāi shāng le yī yuàn gěi tā pāi le X guāng piàn
My younger sister hurt her leg in a fall, so the hospital took an X-ray of it.
Core concept
An image or examination that uses X-rays to show structures inside the body.
Common phrases
做X光检查zuò X guāng jiǎn chá
get an x-ray
去拍X光片qù pāi X guāng piàn
go get an x-ray
胸部X光检查xiōng bù X guāng jiǎn chá
chest x-ray
Similar words
X光片X guāng piàn: The picture or film made during an X-ray examination of the body.
片子piān zi: An informal hospital term for a picture or film from a medical examination.
X射线X shè xiàn: A type of radiation that passes through the body to reveal its inner structures.
Definition in Chinese
X光通常指用X线拍摄得到的影像，也可泛指在医院进行的X线拍片或相关检查过程。X guāng tōng cháng zhǐ yòng X xiàn pāi shè dé dào de yǐng xiàng yě kě fàn zhǐ zài yī yuàn jìn xíng de X xiàn pāi piàn huò xiāng guān jiǎn chá guò chéng
Word origin
The letter X comes from English X-ray, while 光 (guāng, "ray") identifies the radiation used to make the image.
Usage tips
- In a hospital, the word can refer to the examination or to the image it produces, so the surrounding verb clarifies which is meant.
Other meanings
- X-ray testnoun
Related words
- X光片X guāng piànx-ray imagenoun
- X光机X guāng jīx-ray machinenoun
- X光检查X guāng jiǎn cháx-ray examinationnoun