吊针 (diào zhēn) — intravenous (IV) drip (both the setup and the treatment)
Definition
A colloquial word for an IV drip — the bag, tube, and the treatment itself. The verb 打 is often added: 打吊针 means 'to get/be on an IV drip'.
noun
intravenous (IV) drip (both the setup and the treatment)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 吊针。Hù shi gěi tā dǎ le diào zhēn.The nurse gave him an IV drip.
- 吊针，。diào zhēn Dǎ wán zhī hòu, tā de bìng hǎo duō le.After the IV drip finished, his illness got much better.
- 吊针。Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zhù yuàn dǎ diào zhēn.The doctor advised him to be hospitalized for an IV drip.
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