骨折

• Pinyin: gǔ zhé
• Hanzi breakdown: 骨 = 冂 + 月 — bone; 折 = 扌(hand radical) + 斤 (axe) — to break, to snap, to bend until broken

Meaning

A break or crack in a bone; to suffer a bone fracture. Used as both a noun (a fracture) and a verb (to fracture a bone). A standard medical and everyday term.

Used in medical, sports, and everyday contexts. Can be modified by type: 完全骨折 (complete fracture), 应力骨折 (stress fracture). Commonly appears in news about accidents, sports injuries, and medical reports. In Chinese, it functions naturally as a verb: 他骨折了 (He has fractured a bone).

Examples

1. 她在滑雪时不慎摔倒，导致右腿骨折，需要手术治疗。 She fell while skiing and fractured her right leg, requiring surgery.
2. 经过X光检查，医生确认他的手腕发生了应力性骨折。 After an X-ray, the doctor confirmed that he had a stress fracture in his wrist.
3. 骨折后的康复训练至关重要，不能因为疼痛而完全停止活动。 Rehabilitation training after a fracture is crucial—you can’t stop moving completely just because it hurts.

Usage Guide

Context: medical, sports, accidents, health

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 运动员在训练中骨折，不得不退出本次赛季的全部比赛。(The athlete fractured a bone during training and had to withdraw from all competitions this season.)
• 老年人骨质疏松严重，轻微摔倒便可能造成骨折，需格外注意防护。(Elderly people with severe osteoporosis may suffer fractures from even minor falls and need to take special precautions.)

Don't Say

• 将'骨折'误用为形容精神上的崩溃 — 骨折 is strictly a physical medical term; for emotional or psychological breakdown use 崩溃 or 精神崩溃

Origin & History

骨 (bone) + 折 (to break; to snap). A transparent compound describing the breaking of bone.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal