How do you say "The ambulance is on the way" in Chinese?

"The ambulance is on the way" in Chinese is 救护车在路上了 (Jiùhùchē zài lùshàng le). In traditional characters it is 救護車在路上了.

What is the pinyin for 救护车在路上了?

The pinyin for 救护车在路上了 is Jiùhùchē zài lùshàng le.

Is there a formal or polite way to say "The ambulance is on the way" in Chinese?

Yes — a more formal variant is 救护车已经在路上，请您稍等 (Jiùhùchē yǐjīng zài lùshàng, qǐng nín shāo děng). Use it with elders, customers, and in business settings.

Is there a casual way to say "The ambulance is on the way" in Chinese?

A casual variant is 救护车马上就到 (Jiùhùchē mǎshàng jiù dào). Use it with friends, peers, and informal settings.

What HSK level includes "救护车在路上了"?

救护车在路上了 is an HSK 4 vocabulary item. It is part of the emergencies and health category.

How to Say “The ambulance is on the way” in Chinese

Emergencies and health · HSK 4

Quick Answer

"The ambulance is on the way" in Chinese is 救护车在路上了 (Jiùhùchē zài lùshàng le). 救护车 (jiùhùchē) literally breaks down as 'rescue-protect-vehicle.' The 120 dispatcher usually says 救护车已经派出了 (yǐjīng pàichū le, 'has been dispatched') rather than 'on the way.

Primary translation

救护车在路上了

Jiùhùchē zài lùshàng le

Traditional: 救護車在路上了

Variants by register

Formal

救护车已经在路上，请您稍等

Jiùhùchē yǐjīng zài lùshàng, qǐng nín shāo děng

Casual

救护车马上就到

Jiùhùchē mǎshàng jiù dào

When to use it

救护车 (jiùhùchē) literally breaks down as 'rescue-protect-vehicle.' The 120 dispatcher usually says 救护车已经派出了 (yǐjīng pàichū le, 'has been dispatched') rather than 'on the way.' The particle 了 at the end signals a state change; the ambulance wasn't coming, now it is. Big-city response times in Shanghai and Beijing are decent, but in smaller cities be ready to meet the ambulance at a main road since older residential compounds (小区) can be hard to navigate.

Example sentences

别担心，救护车在路上了
Bié dānxīn, jiùhùchē zài lùshàng le
Don't worry, the ambulance is on the way
救护车马上就到，您再坚持一下
Jiùhùchē mǎshàng jiù dào, nín zài jiānchí yíxià
The ambulance will be here any minute, please hold on
我刚打了120，救护车已经派出来了
Wǒ gāng dǎ le yāo'èrlíng, jiùhùchē yǐjīng pài chūlái le
I just called 120, the ambulance has been dispatched

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Example sentences

别担心，救护车在路上了

Bié dānxīn, jiùhùchē zài lùshàng le

Don't worry, the ambulance is on the way

救护车马上就到，您再坚持一下

Jiùhùchē mǎshàng jiù dào, nín zài jiānchí yíxià

The ambulance will be here any minute, please hold on

我刚打了120，救护车已经派出来了

Wǒ gāng dǎ le yāo'èrlíng, jiùhùchē yǐjīng pài chūlái le

I just called 120, the ambulance has been dispatched

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