急救站 (jí jiù zhàn) — first-aid station, first-aid center

Definition

noun
first-aid stationfirst-aid center
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ,急救站。
    Shòu shāng hòu, tā lì kè qù le zuì jìn de jí jiù zhàn.
    After getting injured, he immediately went to the nearest first-aid station.
  • 急救站。
    Zhè ge jí jiù zhàn èr shí sì xiǎo shí dōu yǒu yī shēng zhí bān.
    This first-aid station has doctors on duty 24 hours a day.
  • 急救站。
    Tā men zài gōng yuán mén kǒu shè le yí gè lín shí jí jiù zhàn.
    They set up a temporary first-aid station at the park entrance.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

急救emergency rescue
急jíurgent救jiùrescue
偏正Modifier + head
站zhànstation

急救 (emergency rescue) + 站 (station) forms a place for first aid.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí急jí
Same sound today

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the sound.

Open 急 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
求
求qiú救jiù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 救, 求 gives the sound, and 攴 is the action part.

Open 救 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn站zhàn
Same sound today

站 has 立 on the left and 占 on the right; 立 relates to standing, and 占 gives the sound.

Open 站 →

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