假肢

jiǎzhī

noun #19,252

Measure Word

一条假肢 tiáo

Meanings

1 artificial limb
2 prosthetic limb

Characters

false; artificial

Examples

他装了一条假肢。

Tā zhuāng le yītiáo jiǎzhī.

He was fitted with a prosthetic limb.

现代假肢技术越来越先进。

Xiàndài jiǎzhī jìshù yuèláiyuè xiānjìn.

Modern prosthetic technology is getting more and more advanced.

Tips

memory

假 (jiǎ, false/artificial) + 肢 (zhī, limb) — an 'artificial limb'. Compare: 假牙 (jiǎyá, false teeth), 假发 (jiǎfà, wig).

Stroke Order

假 jiǎ

肢 zhī