How to Say “CT scan” in Chinese
Emergencies and health · HSK 5
"CT scan" in Chinese is CT扫描 (CT sǎomiáo). Chinese doctors just say 'CT' with English letters; pronounced 'C-T' (xī-tī in letter names, but most say it the English way). The full term 电子计算机断层扫描 exists in textbooks but nobody uses it.
Primary translation
CT扫描
CT sǎomiáo
Traditional: CT掃描
Variants by register
Formal
我需要做一个CT检查
Wǒ xūyào zuò yí ge CT jiǎnchá
Casual
做个CT
Zuò ge CT
When to use it
Chinese doctors just say 'CT' with English letters; pronounced 'C-T' (xī-tī in letter names, but most say it the English way). The full term 电子计算机断层扫描 exists in textbooks but nobody uses it. You 做CT (zuò CT, 'do a CT') rather than 'get' one. Related tests worth knowing: B超 (B-chāo, ultrasound), 核磁 (hécí, MRI), 拍片 (pāi piàn, X-ray). Payment happens before the scan; you'll get a 缴费单 (jiǎofèi dān) at the doctor's office, pay at 收费处 (shōufèi chù), then bring the receipt to radiology.
Example sentences
医生说我需要做个CT扫描
Yīshēng shuō wǒ xūyào zuò ge CT sǎomiáo
The doctor said I need to get a CT scan
CT结果什么时候能出来？
CT jiéguǒ shénme shíhòu néng chūlái?
When will the CT results be ready?
请问CT室在几楼？
Qǐngwèn CT shì zài jǐ lóu?
Excuse me, which floor is the CT room on?