手术 (shǒu shù) — (noun) surgery; surgical operation; (verb) to perform surgery; to operate
Definition
手术 is specifically a medical operation (surgery), as in the doctor operates on the patient. Distinguish from 外科, the medical department/specialty itself, and from 运营 or 运算, which are unrelated 'operate' senses for businesses or computing.
noun
surgerysurgical operation
verb
to perform surgeryto operate
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 手术。shǒu shù Hěn chéng gōng.The surgery was very successful.
- 手术。Yī shēng gěi bìng rén zuò le sān gè xiǎo shí de shǒu shù.The doctor performed three hours of surgery on the patient.
- 手术。Tā xū yào zài zuò yí cì shǒu shù.He needs to have another surgery.
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