sam1 din6 tou4心電圖心电图

Jyutpingsam1 din6 tou4
Yalesām dihn tòuh
名詞Uncommon

Definition

Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG).

neutralhealth

How it's used

Medical professionals in Hong Kong often use the English abbreviation ECG directly in conversation, even when speaking Cantonese. While 心電圖 is the standard term, you will frequently hear people say 做個ECG instead of the full Chinese term. It is a technical noun that rarely appears outside of clinical or health related discussions.

Measure word

zoeng1張jēung

Common phrases

to have an ECG done
to read/examine an ECG

Grammar color guide

Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector

More words

saa1 pun4
沙盤沙盘
A sandbox; a sand table used for military planning, architectural modeling, or play.
saat3 mei5 fo2
煞尾科
The end, final part, or epilogue.
seng1 daai6 gaap3 mou5 zeon2
聲大夾冇準声大夹冇准
To speak loudly but make mistakes, talk nonsense, or be inaccurate.
soeng1 gwaan1
雙關双关
Pun; a double entendre or wordplay that uses homophones or metaphors to express an additional meaning.
saai3 jyut6 gwong1
曬月光晒月光
To have an outdoor romantic date at night for young couples; to moonbathe.
soeng4
裳
Clothing; specifically skirt-like lower garments in ancient times, or a general term for clothes.
Browse all words starting with S

Grammar guides

Browse all grammar topics →

Learn more on the YumCha blog