How to say “surgery” in Chinese
surgery (department)
“Surgery” in Chinese is 外科, wài kē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
外科 is read wài kē: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 斗 “measure”: measuring out grain and sorting it by kind.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “外科”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 外科. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我的手被刀切伤了，应该看内科还是外科？wǒdeshǒubèidāoqiēshāngle,yīnggāikànnèikēháishiwàikēI cut my hand with a knife — should I go to internal medicine or surgery?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “surgery” in Chinese?
“Surgery” in Chinese is 外科, pinyin wàikē.
What does 外科 mean?
外科 (wàikē) means “surgery (department)”.
How do you write 外科?
外科 is 2 characters: 外 (wài) — outside; 科 (kē) — branch, section; science. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 外科?
外科 is read wàikē. Tones: wài — fourth tone, kē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“surgery” in the lesson “First aid and hospital departments”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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