担架 (dān jià) — stretcher (for carrying the sick or injured) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

stretcher (for carrying the sick or injured)

Measure word · 副

Examples

担架。
Yī shēng bǎ bìng rén tái shàng le dān jià.
The doctor lifted the patient onto the stretcher.
担架。
Yī yuàn xū yào gèng duō xīn de dān jià.
The hospital needs more new stretchers.
担架。
Liǎng gè shì bīng káng zhe dān jià pǎo xià shān.
Two soldiers carried the stretcher and ran down the mountain.

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.

Combines 担 and 架 to mean a frame used for carrying.

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.

扌旦担

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

旦

旦dàn担dàn

Same sound today

In 担, the left part 扌 is the hand, showing that the action involves using the hand. The right part 旦 shows how it sounds.

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

加木架

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

加jiā架jià

Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

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Medicine & Treatment

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