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外科医生
外科醫生
wàikēyīshēng
1. surgeon
2. as opposed to physician [[內科醫生|内科医生<nèikēyīshēng>]], who works primarily by administering drugs

Character Breakdown

外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2 5 丶
科
kē
section, department; field, branch; science
HSK 4 9 丶
医
yī
to cure, to heal, to treat; doctor; medicine
HSK 1 7 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (1)

整形外科医生
zhěngxíngwàikēyīshēng
plastic surgeon

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Chinese