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外科

wàikē

surgery

A doctor in a mask holds a scalpel above a table
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Characters in this word

外 wài

Strokes
5
Radical
夕 — evening, night, dusk
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

科 kē

Strokes
9
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 斗 to struggle, to fight, to contend
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这家医院的外科技术在当地很有名。 Zhè jiā yīyuàn de wàikē jìshù zài dāngdì hěn yǒumíng. The surgical techniques of this hospital are very well known locally.
  • 她是外科医生,每天都要做手术。 Tā shì wàikē yīshēng, měitiān dōu yào zuò shǒushù. She is a surgeon and has operations to perform every day.
  • 我的腿受了伤,要先去外科看看。 Wǒ de tuǐ shòu le shāng, yào xiān qù wàikē kànkan. I hurt my leg, so I need to go to the surgery department first.

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