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插管 (chā guǎn) — intubation (medical procedure); (endotracheal) tube

Definition

A medical term for 'intubation' — the act of inserting a tube into the body (e.g. the trachea) — or the tube itself. Seen mainly in hospital and emergency-care contexts.

noun
intubation (medical procedure)(endotracheal) tube
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Examples

  • 插管。
    Yī shēng gěi bìng rén zuò le chā guǎn.
    The doctor performed intubation on the patient.
  • 插管。
    chā guǎn Shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de jí jiù cuò shī.
    Intubation is a common emergency measure.
  • 插管。
    Hù shi zhǔn bèi le xīn de chā guǎn.
    The nurse prepared a new tube.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

插chāinsert
管guǎntube

插 means insert and 管 means tube; the action of inserting a tube names intubation or the tube.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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Medicine & Treatment

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