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人工呼吸

Mandarin · pinyin rén gōng hū xī

artificial respiration (medicine)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
呼: hū · breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
吸: xī · inhale, suck in; absorb; attract

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2–1–1–1 · ren2 gong1 hu1 xi1

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jan4 gung1 fu1 kap1

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artificial respiration

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