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切除 (qiē chú) — to surgically remove, to excise

Definition

切除 (qiē chú) means 'to surgically remove' — restricted to medical contexts, unlike 去除 which is general-purpose, and 切割 which is physical/industrial cutting.

verb
to surgically removeto excise

Examples

  • 切除。
    Yī shēng yòng shǒu shù qiē chú le zhǒng liú.
    The doctor surgically removed the tumor.
  • 切除。
    Tā zuò le qiē chú dǎn náng de shǒu shù.
    He had surgery to remove his gallbladder.
  • 切除，。
    qiē chú Bìng biàn zǔ zhī hòu, bìng rén huī fù dé hěn kuài.
    After removing the diseased tissue, the patient recovered quickly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

切qiècut
除chúremove

切 as cut and 除 as remove combine to mean cut something out and take it away.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
七
七qī切qiè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 切, the 刀 (knife) part is joined to 七, which gives the sound.

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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
阜阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
余
余yú除chú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

除 is built from 阜 and 余, with 余 giving the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Medicine & Treatment

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