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開刀

perform surgery

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

kai1dao1 • kāidāo

Meaning

Primary

perform surgery

Alternatives

have surgery, surgery, operation, to operate, operate

Mnemonic

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

Usage

給 病人 開刀

perform surgery on a patient

開刀房

surgery room