Chinese word

解剖

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiě pōu

Meaning

  • verbdissect

Example

法医准备对尸体进行解剖。fǎ yī zhǔn bèi duì shī tǐ jìn xíng jiě pōu

The forensic doctor is preparing to dissect the body.

Illustration for 解剖 (dissect)

More examples

在生物课上，老师向学生演示如何解剖青蛙。zài shēng wù kè shàng lǎo shī xiàng xué shēng yǎn shì rú hé jiě pōu qīng wā

In biology class, the teacher showed the students how to dissect a frog.

Core concept

Careful analysis comes from taking a complex whole apart, whether it is a body or a problem.

Common phrases

  • 进行解剖jìn xíng jiě pōu

    carry out a dissection

  • 解剖尸体jiě pōu shī tǐ

    dissect a body

  • 解剖青蛙jiě pōu qīng wā

    dissect a frog

Similar words

分解fēn jiě: Separating a complex whole into smaller parts so their qualities or functions can be examined.
分析fēn xī: Studying a phenomenon or information by examining its details to uncover reasons or features.
切开qiē kāi: Making an opening in something with a blade so its contents or structure become visible.

Definition in Chinese

把事物的各部分分开检视以找出结构和原因，既可指对生物体的切开检查，也可比喻性地指对问题的详细分析。bǎ shì wù de gè bù fèn fēn kāi jiǎn shì yǐ zhǎo chū jié gòu hé yuán yīn jì kě zhǐ duì shēng wù tǐ de qiē kāi jiǎn chá yě kě bǐ yù xìng dì zhǐ duì wèn tí de xiáng xì fēn xī

Word origin

The characters 解 (jiě, "separate") + 剖 (pōu, "cut open") join the ideas of taking something apart and looking inside, which supports both the physical and analytical uses.

Usage tips

  • For everyday conversation, 解剖 (jiěpōu, "dissect") gives a topic a technical and deliberate tone, so its figurative use sounds more marked than casual discussion.

Other meanings

  • autopsyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 解剖学jiě pōu xuéanatomynoun
  • 解剖学家jiě pōu xué jiāanatomistnoun
  • 解剖室jiě pōu shìdissection roomnoun

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