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動手術

简动手术 · 繁動手術

Mandarin · pinyin dòng shǒu shù

(of a surgeon) to operate (on sb)
(of a patient) to have an operation

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
手: shǒu · hand
術: Look up this written character
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
术: shù · art, skill, special feat; method, technique

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4–3–4 · dong4 shou3 shu4

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verb

(verb-object) to perform a (medical) operation; to have surgery
(figuratively) to undergo a significant adjustment or change

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