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结扎 (jié zā) — (verb) to ligate, to tie up (medically); (noun) ligation, sterilization

Definition

结扎 (jiē zā) is a medical term for surgically tying off a tube (vas deferens or fallopian tube) for sterilization. As a separable verb, 结…扎 can split, e.g. 结扎手术, and is rarely used outside clinical contexts.

verb
to ligateto tie up (medically)
noun
ligationsterilization

Examples

  • 结扎。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zuò jié zā shǒu shù.
    The doctor recommended she have a ligation surgery.
  • 结扎。
    jié zā Shì yì zhǒng ān quán yǒu xiào de bì yùn fāng fǎ.
    Ligation is a safe and effective contraceptive method.
  • 结扎。
    Tā qù nián zuò le shū jīng guǎn jié zā.
    He had a vasectomy last year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

结jiétie
扎zhābind

结 (tie) and 扎 (bind) both mean fastening, as in ligating.

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →

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
手手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
乙
乙yǐ扎zhā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

扎 is built from 手 (hand) and 乙, which gives the sound.

Open 扎 →
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