Chinese word dictionary

截肢

jié zhī · amputation (medicine); to amputate

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Word information

Simplified截肢

Traditional截肢

Pinyinjié zhī

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

截jié

to cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection

肢zhī

limbs

How to learn 截肢

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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截至jiézhì

up to (a time); by (a time)

截止jiézhǐ

to end; to close; (electricity) cut-off

截jié

to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length

截然不同jiérán-bùtóng

entirely different; different as black and white

四肢sìzhī

the four limbs of the body

斩钉截铁zhǎndīng-jiétiě

lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical