输氧 (shū yǎng) — oxygen therapy | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

oxygen therapy

Examples

输氧。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā jiē shòu shū yǎng zhì liáo.
The doctor recommended that he receive oxygen therapy.
输氧。
shū yǎng Kě yǐ huǎn jiě bìng rén de hū xī kùn nan.
Oxygen therapy can relieve the patient's breathing difficulty.
24输氧。
Zhè ge yī yuàn tí gōng 24 xiǎo shí de shū yǎng fú wù.
This hospital provides 24-hour oxygen therapy service.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

输shūdeliver

输 means deliver, and 氧 means oxygen, so the word names supplying oxygen.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輸; 输 is its simplified writing.

車俞輸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jū

Sound part声符shēngfú

俞

俞yú輸shū

Same sound today

The traditional form 輸 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 俞 for sound; 車 shows the meaning.

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

气气qìgas

Sound part声符shēngfú

養

養yǎng氧yǎng

Same sound today

氧 pairs 气 (gas) with 養 (to nourish), and 養 gives the sound yǎng.

Appears in

Medicine & Treatment

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