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    Referring to an ambulance with 救护车 (jiùhùchē)

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    Explanation

    救护车 (jiùhùchē) means "ambulance," a vehicle used for emergency medical transport. The word combines 救护 (to rescue/give first aid) with 车 (vehicle).

    Examples

    • 快打电话叫救护车,有人受伤了!

      kuài dǎ diàn huà jiào jiù hù chē, yǒu rén shòu shāng le!

      Quick, call an ambulance — someone is hurt!

    • 救护车很快就到了,把伤者送往医院。

      jiù hù chē hěn kuài jiù dào le, bǎ shāng zhě sòng wǎng yī yuàn.

      The ambulance arrived quickly and took the injured person to the hospital.

    • 路上的车辆纷纷让道,让救护车先通过。

      lù shàng de chē liàng fēn fēn ràng dào, ràng jiù hù chē xiān tōng guò.

      The vehicles on the road all made way to let the ambulance pass first.

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