Read Edit View history 开刀 kāidāo behead Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 开刀 (開刀) kāidāo behead verb to decapitate or execute by beheading 在古代，重犯常被拉到午门开刀。 zài gǔdài, zhòngfàn cháng bèi lā dào Wǔmén kāidāo. In ancient times, serious criminals were often executed at the Meridian Gate. operate verb to perform or undergo a surgical operation 医生明天要给病人开刀。 yīshēng míngtiān yào gěi bìngrén kāidāo. The doctor is going to operate on the patient tomorrow. target verb to single out as the first point of attack, punishment, or reform 经理决定先从迟到的人开刀。 jīnglǐ juédìng xiān cóng chídào de rén kāidāo. The manager decided to make an example of those who arrive late first. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.70 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 2.48 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
开刀 (開刀) kāidāo behead verb to decapitate or execute by beheading 在古代，重犯常被拉到午门开刀。 zài gǔdài, zhòngfàn cháng bèi lā dào Wǔmén kāidāo. In ancient times, serious criminals were often executed at the Meridian Gate. operate verb to perform or undergo a surgical operation 医生明天要给病人开刀。 yīshēng míngtiān yào gěi bìngrén kāidāo. The doctor is going to operate on the patient tomorrow. target verb to single out as the first point of attack, punishment, or reform 经理决定先从迟到的人开刀。 jīnglǐ juédìng xiān cóng chídào de rén kāidāo. The manager decided to make an example of those who arrive late first. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.70 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 2.48 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)