手术 shǒushù operation
(surgical) operation; surgery
How to remember 手术: 手 hand + 术 skill = operation.
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How it is used
- A surgical operation - 做手术 (zuò shǒushù) to have/perform surgery; 动手术 (dòng shǒushù) same, more colloquial.
- Fixed collocations are 做手术 or 动手术; don't say 打手术. 手术室 = operating room.
- 术 here is shù (skill/technique). This is medical surgery specifically, not a general 'operation' of a machine (that's 操作).
Example sentences
- 该手术无痛。 Gāi shǒushù wútòng.The procedure is painless.
- 我需要做手术吗？ Wǒ xūyào zuòshǒushù ma?Do I need surgery?
- 医生们拒绝做第二次手术。 Yīshēng men jùjué zuò dìèrcì shǒushù.Doctors refused to perform a second operation.