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The Chinese word "救护车" (ambulance) is formed by combining three distinct characters: 救, meaning "to rescue" or "save"; 护, meaning "to protect" or "guard"; and 车, meaning "vehicle" or "car". Together, the first two characters, 救护, create a compound concept of providing emergency aid and safeguarding, which then is directly linked to 车 to indicate a specialized vehicle used for this life-saving purpose, thus intuitively representing a vehicle dedicated to rescuing and protecting individuals in medical crises.

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救护车很快开走了。

jiù hù chē hěn kuài kāi zǒu le。

The ambulance drove away quickly.

救护车停在医院门口。

jiù hù chē tíng zài yī yuàn mén kǒu。

The ambulance is parked at the hospital entrance.

他受伤了,需要救护车

tā shòu shāng le, xū yào jiù hù chē。

He is injured and needs an ambulance.

听到救护车的声音,我们知道出事了。

tīng dào jiù hù chē de shēng yīn, wǒ men zhī dào chū shì le。

Hearing the sound of the ambulance, we knew something had happened.

救护车在拥挤的交通中艰难前行,司机非常着急。

jiù hù chē zài yōng jǐ de jiāo tōng zhōng jiān nán qián xíng, sī jī fēi cháng zháo jí。

The ambulance struggled to move forward in the congested traffic, and the driver was very anxious.

Word Definition - 救护车

jiù hù chē ambulance; CL:輛|辆[liàng]