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外科

wàikē
noun HSK 6 #3,025

Meanings

  1. 1 surgery (branch of medicine)
  2. 2 surgical department

Characters

外
wài
external; outer
科
kē
department; branch; section
The external department - surgery deals with the outside of the body.

Examples

HSK 1
她在医院的外科工作。
Tā zài yīyuàn de wàikē gōngzuò.
She works in the hospital's surgery department.
HSK 2
他是一名外科医生。
Tā shì yī míng wàikē yīshēng.
He is a surgeon.
HSK 5
面对复杂的病情，这位外科医生依然十分冷静。
Miànduì fùzá de bìngqíng, zhè wèi wàikē yīshēng yīrán shífēn lěngjìng.
Facing a complex medical condition, this surgeon stayed remarkably calm.

Tips

usage
外科 (surgery) vs. 内科 (internal medicine) is the fundamental division in Chinese hospitals. 外科医生 = surgeon, 内科医生 = internist.

Stroke Order

外 wài
科 kē