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急診

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Mandarin · pinyin jí zhěn

to give or receive urgent medical treatment
emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)

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急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
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诊: zhěn · examine patient, diagnose

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2–3 · ji2 zhen3

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verb

to seek emergency medical treatment

noun

emergency department; emergency room

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