kāi
dāo

verb
medical

Meaning of 开刀

开刀 means to perform surgery; to operate (on a patient); to start with; to make an example of; to tackle first. Pronounced kāi dāo.

  • to perform surgery; to operate (on a patient)
  • to start with; to make an example of; to tackle first
  • to execute by beheading; to decapitate

Definitions & Examples

shēng
jué
dìng
míng
tiān
gěi
kāi
dāo
 

The doctor decided to operate on him tomorrow.

de
xīn
zàng
bìng
yào
kāi
dāo
 

His heart disease requires surgery.

Zhè
kāi
dāo
hěn
chéng
gōng
 

This operation was very successful.

Measure Words

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