切除

qiēchú

verb HSK 7 #5,140

Meanings

1 to excise; to surgically remove

Characters

to remove; to eliminate

Literally 'cut and remove' — used almost exclusively for surgical procedures.

Examples

医生建议切除肿瘤。

Yīshēng jiànyì qiēchú zhǒngliú.

The doctor recommended removing the tumor.

他做了阑尾切除手术。

Tā zuò le lánwěi qiēchú shǒushù.

He had an appendectomy.

Tips

usage

切除 is medical terminology. In everyday speech, if you're removing something non-surgical, use 去掉 or 拿掉 instead. 切除 in casual conversation would sound dramatically medical.

Stroke Order

切 qiē

除 chú