Meaning of 外科
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- surgery (branch of medicine)
How to use 外科
外科 names the branch of medicine and the hospital department, and it often combines with other words, as in 外科医生 (wàikē yīshēng) surgeon. Example: 他在医院的外科工作。(Tā zài yīyuàn de wàikē gōngzuò.) He works in the hospital's surgery department.
外 (wài) means outside and 科 (kē) means a branch or department, as in 科学 (kēxué). 外科 is the department that treats the body from the outside in, by operating.
Common mistake: Learners often use 外科 to mean an operation itself. A single operation is 手术 (shǒushù), so say 做手术 (zuò shǒushù), not 做外科.
外科 in example sentences
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外 wài · outside · 5 strokes
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科 kē · branch of study · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 外科.
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | foreign language |
| 科学 | kēxué | science; scientific knowledge |
| 科学家 | kēxuéjiā | scientist |
| 以外 | yǐwài | apart from; other than |
| 外卖 | wàimài | (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business) |
| 外地 | wàidì | parts of the country other than where one is |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface |
| 另外 | lìngwài | additional; in addition |
| 意外 | yìwài | unexpected; accident |
Questions about 外科
What does 外科 mean?
外科 (wàikē) means "surgery (branch of medicine)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 外科?
外科 is made of 2 characters: 外 (5 strokes), 科 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 外科 an HSK word?
Yes. 外科 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the opposite of 外科 in Chinese?
The opposite is 内科 (nèikē), internal medicine. It treats illness with medicine rather than surgery, and hospitals list 内科 and 外科 as separate departments.
How do you say surgeon in Chinese?
Say 外科医生 (wàikē yīshēng). In casual speech people may also say 外科大夫 (wàikē dàifu).