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手术 (shǒu shù): Surgical operation (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

手 • shǒu • hand
shǒu手

hand

术 • shù • art, skill, method, technique
shù术

art, skill, method, technique

Word Info

Pinyinshǒu shù
Meaningsurgical operation; operation
Characters2
SyntaxNoun
4.

Readings & Senses

shǒu shù(shou shu)
1. [noun]surgical operation; operation[HSK5]
2. [noun/verb]surgical operation; operation[HSK 3.0 · L5]
5.

How to Use 手术 in Sentences

Subject + Verbwith成功
shǒu手
shù术
chéng成
gōng功
neutral
successful surgery
Measure Word + Nounwith台
yī一
tái台
shǒu手
shù术
Adjective + Nounwith大
dà大
shǒu手
shù术
neutral
Verb + Objectwith做
zuò做
shǒu手
shù术
neutral
Noun + Nounwith室
shǒu手
shù术
shì室
6.

Example Sentences with 手术

yī医
shēng生
zuò做
shǒu手
shù术
。
neutral
a surgery
major surgery
perform/undergo surgery
formal
operating room
The doctor performs surgery.
yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
tā他
jǐn尽
kuài快
zuò做
zhè这
ge个
shǒu手
shù术
。
The doctor advised him to have this operation as soon as possible.
yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
tā他
jǐn尽
kuài快
jiē接
shòu受
xīn心
zāng脏
dā搭
qiáo桥
shǒu手
shù术
，
yǐ以
jiàng降
dī低
fēng风
xiǎn险
。
The doctor advised him to undergo coronary artery bypass surgery as soon as possible to reduce the risk.
nǐ你
què确
dìng定
zhè这
cì次
wēi微
chuàng创
shǒu手
shù术
zhēn真
de的
bù不
xū需
yào要
zhù住
yuàn院
guān观
chá察
ma吗
？
Are you sure this minimally invasive surgery really doesn't require hospitalization for observation?
jìn尽
guǎn管
shǒu手
shù术
guò过
chéng程
fù复
zá杂
，
dàn但
zhǔ主
dāo刀
yī医
shēng生
píng凭
jiè借
jīng精
zhàn湛
jì技
shù术
shùn顺
lì利
wán完
chéng成
。
Although the surgical procedure was complex, the chief surgeon completed it smoothly with superb skills.

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 手术.

  • 当地dāng dìlocal area
  • 成果chéng guǒachievement; gain; positive result
  • 步骤bù zhòustep; move; procedure
  • 程度chéng dùlevel; degree; extent
  • 报社bào shènewspaper office
  • 出口chū kǒuexit [from a building]
  • 潮湿cháo shīdamp; moist; humidy
  • 抽象chōu xiàngabstract
  • 道德dào démorality; ethics
  • 办理bàn lǐdeal with; attend to; handle
  • 产生chǎn shēngproduce
  • 参与cān yùto take part; to participate in
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 手术.

Words with 手
  • 手机shǒu jīmobile phone
  • 手表shǒu biǎowatch
  • 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilets; washroom
  • 歌手
gē shǒu
singer
  • 二手èr shǒuindirectly acquired
  • 分手fēn shǒupart company; say good-bye; separate
  • 对手duì shǒuopponent; adversary; rival
  • 手套shǒu tàogloves
    • Words with 术
    • 技术jì shùtechnology
    • 艺术yì shùart
    • 学术xué shùlearning; science
    • 武术wǔ shùmartial arts
    • 美术měi shùart
    • 战术zhàn shùtactics
    • 魔术mó shùmagic
    • 高新技术gāo xīn jì shùhigh tech