开刀

Traditional: 開刀

kāi dāo

Dictionary entry

(of a surgeon) to perform an operation

What does 开刀 mean?

开刀 (kāi dāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of a surgeon) to perform an operation

2(of a patient) to have an operation

3to decapitate

4to behead

5to single out as a point of attack

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 刀Dāosurname Dao

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How to pronounce 开刀

开刀

kāi dāo

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