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How do you say "ambulance" in Chinese?
救护车
jiù hù chē
In Chinese, "ambulance" is 救护车.
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Pronunciation
JIU HU CHE. Jiu is rising, hu is flat, che is flat. Climb on jiu, hold the rest level.
Writing and usage
Three characters: 救 (jiu) has 10 strokes meaning rescue or save, 护 (hu) has 10 strokes meaning to protect, 车 (che) has 4 strokes meaning car or vehicle.
Example sentence
救护车很快就到了。
The ambulance arrived quickly.
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How to remember 救护车
Rescue protect car. An ambulance saves and protects people, and is a vehicle, so the characters name its purpose and nature.
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Questions about 救护车
How do you say "ambulance" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "ambulance" is 救护车. It is a noun.
How is 救护车 written in Chinese?
Three characters: 救 (jiu) has 10 strokes meaning rescue or save, 护 (hu) has 10 strokes meaning to protect, 车 (che) has 4 strokes meaning car or vehicle.
How is 救护车 used in a sentence?
Use 救护车 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 救护车很快就到了。 (The ambulance arrived quickly.).
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