救护所 (jiù hù suǒ) — medical aid station; first-aid post

Definition

noun
medical aid stationfirst-aid post
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 救护所。
    Shāng yuán bèi xùn sù sòng dào qián fāng de jiù hù suǒ.
    The wounded were quickly sent to the forward medical aid station.
  • 救护所。
    Tā men zài gōng yuán lǐ lín shí dā jiàn le yí gè jiù hù suǒ.
    They set up a temporary first-aid post in the park.
  • 救护所。
    Měi gè lián duì dōu pèi yǒu yí gè jiù hù suǒ.
    Each company is equipped with a medical aid station.

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.

救护medical aid
救jiùrescue护hùprotect
联合Side by side
所suǒplace

救 means rescue and 护 means protect; 所 means a place, giving a medical aid station.

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
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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
户
户hù护hù
Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

Open 护 →

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
斤斤jīnaxe
Sound part声符shēngfú
戶
戶hù所suǒ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

Open 所 →

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