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骨折

gǔzhé

to fracture; bone fracture

A person sits with a leg in a cast, crutches beside them.
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Characters in this word

骨 gǔ

Strokes
9
Radical
骨 — bone
Made of
冎 bone ⺼ meat, flesh
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 骨

折 zhé

Strokes
7
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 运动员虽然只是轻微骨折,却不得不退出整场比赛。 Yùndòngyuán suīrán zhǐ shì qīngwēi gǔzhé, què bùdébù tuìchū zhěng chǎng bǐsài. Although the athlete only had a minor fracture, he still had to withdraw from the entire match.
  • 他从树上摔下来,腿骨折了。 Tā cóng shù shàng shuāi xiàlái, tuǐ gǔzhé le. He fell out of a tree and broke his leg.
  • 医生说奶奶骨折后要多休息,不能乱动。 Yīshēng shuō nǎinai gǔzhé hòu yào duō xiūxi, bù néng luàn dòng. The doctor said that after her fracture Grandma must rest a lot and not move around.

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