急救站 (jí jiù zhàn) — first-aid station, first-aid center | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

first-aid stationfirst-aid center

Measure word · 个

Examples

，急救站。
Shòu shāng hòu, tā lì kè qù le zuì jìn de jí jiù zhàn.
After getting injured, he immediately went to the nearest first-aid station.
急救站。
Zhè ge jí jiù zhàn èr shí sì xiǎo shí dōu yǒu yī shēng zhí bān.
This first-aid station has doctors on duty 24 hours a day.
急救站。
Tā men zài gōng yuán mén kǒu shè le yí gè lín shí jí jiù zhàn.
They set up a temporary first-aid station at the park entrance.

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.

急救emergency rescue

急jíurgent救jiùrescue

偏正Modifier + head

站zhànstation

急救 (emergency rescue) + 站 (station) forms a place for first aid.

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

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

及

及jí急jí

Same sound today

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the sound.

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.

立占站

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn站zhàn

Same sound today

站 has 立 on the left and 占 on the right; 立 relates to standing, and 占 gives the sound.

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