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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

他是一名外科医生。
Tā shì yī míng wàikē yīshēng.
He is a surgeon.
外科手术很成功。
Wàikē shǒushù hěn chénggōng.
The surgery was very successful.
她在医院的外科工作。
Tā zài yīyuàn de wàikē gōngzuò.
She works in the hospital's surgery department.

Tips

usage
外科 (surgery) vs. 内科 (nèikē, 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