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开刀

perform surgery

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

kai1dao1 • kāidāo

Meaning

Primary

perform surgery

Alternatives

have surgery, surgery, operation, to operate, operate

Mnemonic

To 开刀 perform surgery on someone, you first take a small 刀 sword to 开 open them up!

Usage

给 病人 开刀

perform surgery on a patient

开刀房

surgery room

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