救护队 (jiù hù duì) — rescue team, ambulance corps | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rescue teamambulance corps

Measure word · 个

Examples

救护队。
jiù hù duì Hěn kuài dào dá le xiàn chǎng.
The rescue team arrived at the scene very quickly.
救护队。
Tā men jiào lái le jiù hù duì.
They called the rescue team.
救护队。
jiù hù duì De chéng yuán dōu shòu guò zhuān yè xùn liàn.
The members of the rescue team have all received professional training.

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rescue and protect

救jiùrescue护hùprotect

联合Side by side

"救" and "护" mean rescue and protect, while "队" is a group, forming a rescue team.

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.

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

扌户护

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 隊; 队 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

㒸

㒸㒸隊duì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 隊 has 阜 as the meaning part and 㒸 as the sound part.

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