Today we’ll actually look at a theme instead and words associated with this theme. The theme for today is 医务 (yī wù) medical.
挂号 (guà hào) To sign in
The first word is 挂号 (guà hào) which means ‘to sign in’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 挂 means ‘to hang’ and 号 means ‘number’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 你要先挂号才可以看医生。(Nǐ yào xiān guàhào cái kěyǐ kàn yīshēng.) You have to sign in first before you see a doctor.
急诊 (jí zhěn) Emergency
Another word we can create related to 医务 (yī wù) is 急诊 (jí zhěn). This means emergency. A way of using it in a sentence is 急诊室在哪里？(Jízhěn shì zài nǎlǐ?) Where is the emergency room?
救护车 (jiùhù chē) Ambulance
Finally, we can create the word 救护车 (jiùhù chē) which means ‘ambulance’. A way of using it in a sentence is 快叫救护车！(Kuài jiào jiùhù chē!) Call the ambulance quickly!