Definition
验尸 is a noun meaning 'autopsy' and also a verb-object (离合词) meaning 'to perform an autopsy'. As a verb-object, 验 can be separated — you can insert 了 (验了尸 'autopsied'), 过 (验过尸 'have autopsied'), or a measure word like 次 (验了一次尸 'performed an autopsy once'). The object 尸 always stays after the inserted element.
noun
autopsypostmortem examination
n./v.o.
(verb-object) to perform an autopsyto conduct a postmortem
Examples
- 验尸。yàn shī bàogào xiǎnshì sǐzhě sǐ yú zhòngdú.The autopsy report shows the deceased died of poisoning.
- ，。Fǎyī yǐjīng yàn le shī, quèrèn méiyǒu wàishāng.The forensic doctor has already performed the autopsy and confirmed no external injuries.
- 验尸。Jǐngchá qǐng yīshēng lái yàn shī.The police called a doctor to perform an autopsy.
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