开刀 kāi dāo

(of a patient) to have an operation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 15840th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (of a patient) to have an operation
  2. 2. (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
  3. 3. to single out as a point of attack
  4. 4. to decapitate
  5. 5. to behead

Characters

Character Meaning
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start
刀 dāo HSK 4
knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs