急诊

• Pinyin: jí zhěn
• Hanzi breakdown: 急 = 心 + 及 (urgent); 诊 = 讠+ 㐬 (speech + examine — to diagnose)

Meaning

Emergency medical treatment; emergency room. Refers to unscheduled urgent medical consultation or the department providing it.

Used both as a verb phrase (to seek emergency treatment) and a noun (the ER/emergency department). Central to hospital and healthcare discourse.

Examples

1. 他半夜突发胸痛，家人立刻送他去医院急诊。 He suddenly developed chest pain in the middle of the night, and his family immediately took him to the emergency room.
2. 急诊科的医护人员长期处于高强度的工作状态。 Emergency department staff work under high intensity for long periods of time.
3. 这家医院的急诊接诊量每天超过五百人次。 This hospital’s ER sees more than 500 patients a day.

Usage Guide

Context: medicine, hospital, daily life

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 患者因严重过敏反应被送至急诊，经注射肾上腺素并留院观察六小时后，生命体征逐渐恢复平稳。(The patient was sent to the emergency room due to a severe allergic reaction; after an injection of adrenaline and six hours of in-hospital observation, vital signs gradually stabilised.)
• 急诊分诊台依据患者的病情严重程度实行分级管理，以确保危重患者能够获得优先救治。(The emergency triage desk implements tiered management based on the severity of each patient's condition to ensure that critically ill patients receive priority treatment.)

Don't Say

• 去急诊挂号 — technically correct but redundant; simply say 去急诊 or 挂急诊 in context

Origin & History

急 (urgent) + 诊 (diagnose/consult)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal