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autopsy

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

yan4shi1 yànshī

Meaning


Primary

autopsy

Alternatives

postmortem, post-mortem, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination

Mnemonic


An 验尸 autopsy is a thorough 验 check of 尸 corpse to determine the cause of death.

Usage


验尸 结果 已 出来 了 。

The autopsy results are out.

警方 要求 进行 验尸 。

The police requested an autopsy.

家属 同意 验尸 。

The family agreed to the autopsy.