脱位 (tuō wèi) — (noun) dislocation (of a joint); (verb) to dislocate

Definition

脱位 (tuōwèi) is the clinical/medical term for a joint 'dislocation' — both the noun (the condition) and the verb (the action). More technical than everyday wording like 关节错位.

noun
dislocation (of a joint)
verb
to dislocate

Examples

  • 脱位。
    Tā de jiān bǎng tuō wèi le.
    His shoulder is dislocated.
  • 脱位。
    Yī shēng zhěn duàn shì jiān guān jié tuō wèi.
    The doctor diagnosed it as a shoulder joint dislocation.
  • 。
    Tā dǎ qiú de shí hou tuō le yí cì wèi.
    He dislocated his joint once while playing ball.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

脱tuōdetach
位wèiposition

脱 (detach) and 位 (position) combine to mean coming out of position.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 脫; 脱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⺼Written in full as肉ròu
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì脫tuō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 脫 puts ⺼ (meat) beside 兌, which gives the sound; the simplified 脱 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical pieces.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì位wèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

位 combines 人 (man), related to people, with 立, which gives the sound. It was often simply written as 立.

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