验尸 (yàn shī) — (noun) autopsy; postmortem examination; (verb-object) to perform an autopsy; to conduct a postmortem
Definition
A 离合词 (separable verb-object): 验 and 尸 split for aspect/particles and objects (验了尸, 验一次尸). The verb form means 'to perform an autopsy'; the noun form refers to the procedure itself.
noun
autopsypostmortem examination(verb-object) to perform an autopsyto conduct a postmortem
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Examples
- 验尸。yàn shī Bào gào xiǎn shì sǐ zhě sǐ yú zhòng dú.The autopsy report shows the deceased died of poisoning.
- ，。Fǎ yī yǐ jīng yàn le shī, què rèn méi yǒu wài shāng.The forensic doctor has already performed the autopsy and confirmed no external injuries.
- 验尸。Jǐng chá qǐng yī shēng lái yàn shī.The police called a doctor to perform an autopsy.
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