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手术 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shǒu shù slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
手术是医生为了治病而进行的医疗操作。
Shǒushù shì yīshēng wèile zhìbìng ér jìnxíng de yīliáo cāozuò.
Surgery is a medical procedure performed by a doctor to treat an illness.
Context note
如果生病很严重，医生可能会建议做手术。
Rúguǒ shēngbìng hěn yánzhòng, yīshēng kěnéng huì jiànyì zuò shǒushù.
If an illness is serious, the doctor may recommend surgery.
5 examples
医生给病人做了手术。
yī shēng gěi bìng rén zuò le shǒu shù。
The doctor performed surgery on the patient.
手术很成功。
shǒu shù hěn chéng gōng。
The surgery was very successful.
他需要休息，因为刚做完手术。
tā xū yào xiū xi， yīn wèi gāng zuò wán shǒu shù。
He needs to rest because he just had surgery.
手术前，医生会仔细检查。
shǒu shù qián， yī shēng huì zǐ xì jiǎn chá。
Before surgery, the doctor will carefully examine.
手术后，病人要好好恢复。
shǒu shù hòu， bìng rén yào hǎo hǎo huī fù。
After surgery, the patient needs to recover well.
5 mini stories
小明的奶奶做了眼睛手术。现在她看得很清楚。
xiǎo míng de nǎi nai zuò le yǎn jīng shǒu shù。 xiàn zài tā kàn dé hěn qīng chǔ。
Xiao Ming's grandmother had eye surgery. Now she can see clearly.
医生给小狗做了手术。小狗很快恢复了健康。
yī shēng gěi xiǎo gǒu zuò le shǒu shù。 xiǎo gǒu hěn kuài huī fù le jiàn kāng。
The doctor performed surgery on the little dog. The dog quickly recovered health.
叔叔的腿受伤了。医生帮他做了手术。
shū shu de tuǐ shòu shāng le。 yī shēng bāng tā zuò le shǒu shù。
Uncle's leg was injured. The doctor helped him with surgery.
手术室里有很多仪器。医生很认真。
shǒu shù shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō yí qì。 yī shēng hěn rèn zhēn。
There are many instruments in the operating room. The doctor is very careful.
手术后，病人要按时吃药。这样好得快。
shǒu shù hòu， bìng rén yào àn shí chī yào。 zhè yàng hǎo dé kuài。
After surgery, the patient should take medicine on time. This way they recover quickly.