开刀 kāi dāo — to perform or have an operation/to operate on or to be operated on

开刀
kāi dāo

Characters: 开 · 刀

Definitions

  1. to perform or have an operation/to operate on or to be operated on

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
  2. (of a patient) to have an operation
  3. to decapitate
  4. to behead
  5. to single out as a point of attack

zdic(汉典)

  1. 执行斩首刑罚。
  2. 医生为病人进行外科手术。
  3. 比喻首先从某个对象或方面下手处置。

ExtDict

  1. 执行斩刑（多见于早期白话）～问斩
  2. 比喻先从某个方面或某个人下手
  3. 医生用医疗器械给病人做手术。