穿刺

chuāncì

noun #19,846

Meanings

1 puncture
2 needle biopsy
3 to pierce

Characters

to pierce; to penetrate

Examples

医生建议做一次腰椎穿刺。

Yīshēng jiànyì zuò yī cì yāozhuī chuāncì.

The doctor recommended a lumbar puncture.

穿刺检查的结果还没出来。

Chuāncì jiǎnchá de jiéguǒ hái méi chūlái.

The biopsy results haven't come back yet.

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usage

穿刺 is primarily a medical term used for procedures like biopsies and lumbar punctures. In everyday speech, 刺 or 扎 are more common for 'to pierce'.

Stroke Order

穿 chuān

刺 cì