Chinese word

脱臼

Pronunciation

Pinyintuō jiù

Meaning

  • verbdislocate

Example

他把肩膀脱臼了。tā bǎ jiān bǎng tuō jiù le

He dislocated his shoulder.

Illustration for 脱臼 (dislocate)

More examples

孩子跌倒后手肘脱臼了。hái zi diē dǎo hòu shóu zhǒu tuō jiù le

The child dislocated their elbow after falling.

Core concept

The bone at a joint loses its fit in the receiving hollow, whether it is pushed out or slips out.

Common phrases

  • 肩膀脱臼jiān bǎng tuō jiù

    dislocate one's shoulder

  • 手肘脱臼shóu zhǒu tuō jiù

    dislocate one's elbow

  • 脚踝脱臼jiǎo huái tuō jiù

    dislocate one's ankle

Similar words

脱位tuō wèi: Causes a bone or joint to move out of its usual position.
扭伤niǔ shāng: Injures a joint's ligaments or nearby muscles by twisting them.
拉伤lā shāng: Injures a muscle or tendon when it is stretched too far.
骨折gǔ zhé: Breaks or cracks a bone.

Definition in Chinese

关节中的骨头从正常位置滑出或被挤出，导致关节形态和功能异常的损伤。guān jié zhōng de gǔ tou cóng zhèng cháng wèi zhì huá chū huò bèi jǐ chū dǎo zhì guān jié xíng tài hé gōng néng yì cháng de sǔn shāng

Word origin

脱 (tuō, "come away") + 臼 (jiù, "mortar or hollow") combines movement away with the hollow that receives a joint bone.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the affected body part is commonly named before this word, which makes the injured joint clear in a short report.

Other meanings

  • dislocationnoun
  • come out of jointverb

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