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結紮

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Mandarin · pinyin jié zā

to tie up
to bind up
(medicine) to ligate
(of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia)
(of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation)

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結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
紮: Look up this written character
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free

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2–1 · jie2 za1

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git3 zaat3

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verb

to tie up; to bundle up
(medicine) to ligate (a structure); (specifically) to ligate the vasa deferentia or the Fallopian tubes for birth control

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