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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 驗屍 autopsy is a thorough 驗 check of 屍 corpse to determine the cause of death.

Usage


驗屍 結果 已 出來 了 。

The autopsy results are out.

警方 要求 進行 驗屍 。

The police requested an autopsy.

家屬 同意 驗屍 。

The family agreed to the autopsy.