Writing
手术 (shǒu shù) — how to say "surgery" in Chinese
手术
Surgery
noun · verb
Character composition
手
hand
术
art
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Collocations
手术室
shǒu shù shì
operating room
手术成功
shǒu shù chéng gōng
surgery successful
做手术
zuò shǒu shù
perform surgery
Examples
经验丰富的医生为病人做了三个小时的心脏手术，非常成功。
An experienced doctor performed a three-hour heart surgery on the patient, which was very successful.
他需要做手术。
He needs surgery.
Frequently asked questions
How to say surgery in Mandarin?
"surgery" in Chinese is 手术 (shǒu shù).
手术 meaning in English
手术 (shǒu shù) means "Surgery".
How is 手术 pronounced?
It is pronounced shǒu shù (written as shou shu, shoushu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Surgery in Chinese characters
It is written 手术: 手 has 4 strokes, 术 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 手术?
手术 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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