锯掉

鋸掉

jùdiào

verb

Meanings

1 to saw off (a branch, piece of wood, etc.)
2 to amputate (a limb)

Characters

off / away (result complement)

Examples

HSK 6

由于伤口感染严重，医生只好把他的小腿锯掉。

Yóuyú shāngkǒu gǎnrǎn yánzhòng, yīshēng zhǐhǎo bǎ tā de xiǎotuǐ jùdiào.

Because the wound was severely infected, the doctor had no choice but to amputate his lower leg.

HSK 7-9

园丁把那根枯枝锯掉了。

Yuándīng bǎ nà gēn kū zhī jùdiào le.

The gardener sawed off that dead branch.

Tips

grammar

Resultative verb compound: 锯 (to saw) + 掉 (off / away, a directional/result complement signaling removal). The 掉 here is the same one in 删掉 (delete), 扔掉 (throw away), 忘掉 (forget); it always means 'gone, removed, eliminated'.

Stroke Order

锯 jù

掉 diào