救护车 jiùhùchē ambulance
How to remember 救护车: 救 aid + 护 to defend + 车 car = ambulance.
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How it is used
- An ambulance - 叫救护车 (jiào jiùhùchē) call an ambulance. Measure word 辆.
- 救护 (rescue-and-aid) + 车 (vehicle). Transparent compound; the emergency number for one in mainland China is 120.
- Don't confuse 救护车 (ambulance) with 消防车 (fire truck) or 警车 (police car).
Example sentences
- 叫救护车。 Jiào jiùhùchē.Call an ambulance.
- 我们需要一辆救护车。 Wǒmen xūyào yīliàng jiùhùchē.We need an ambulance.
- 救护车把伤者送往了最近的医院。 Jiùhùchē bǎ shāngzhě sòngwǎng le zuìjìn de yīyuàn.The ambulances carried the injured to the nearest hospital.