How to say “ambulance” in Chinese
ambulance
“Ambulance” in Chinese is 救护车, jiù hù chē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
救护车 is read jiù hù chē: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 求 qiú hints at the sound; on the right, 攵 “strike, act”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 户 hù hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “救护车”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 救护车. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 情况紧急，快叫救护车！qíngkuàngjǐnjí,kuàijiàojiùhùchēIt's an emergency — call an ambulance, quick!
- 快打电话叫救护车kuàidǎdiànhuàjiàojiùhùchēQuick, phone for an ambulance!
- 救护车把伤员送到了医院jiùhùchēbǎshāngyuánsòngdàoleyīyuànThe ambulance took the injured person to the hospital.
More words from the lesson “Emergency”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ambulance” in Chinese?
“Ambulance” in Chinese is 救护车, pinyin jiùhùchē.
What does 救护车 mean?
救护车 (jiùhùchē) means “ambulance”.
How do you write 救护车?
救护车 is 3 characters: 救 (jiù) — save, rescue; 护 (hù) — guard, protect; 车 (chē) — cart, car. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 救护车?
救护车 is read jiùhùchē. Tones: jiù — fourth tone, hù — fourth tone, chē — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“ambulance” in the lesson “Emergency”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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