Definition
截肢 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to amputate', and also a noun meaning 'amputation'. The verb-object compound can split when inserting aspect markers or measure words: 截了肢 ('amputated the limb'), 截过两次肢 ('had two amputations'). As a noun, it appears in medical contexts like 截肢手术 ('amputation surgery').
v.o./n.
to amputate (a limb)amputation
Examples
- 。Yīshēng gěi tā jié le zhī.The doctor amputated his limb.
- 截肢。Tā yīnwèi chēhuò bìxū jié zhī.He had to have an amputation because of a car accident.
- 截肢。jié zhī shǒushù fēicháng chénggōng.The amputation surgery was very successful.
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