The Chinese phrase "动手术" is a verb-object compound formed by combining the verb "动" (dòng), meaning "to move" or "to perform an action", with the noun "手术" (shǒushù), meaning "surgery" or "operation". Literally, it translates as "to move/perform surgery", where "动" is used figuratively to mean "to perform" or "to carry out" upon the object "手术". This structure is grammatically analogous to English phrases like "to have an operation", where a general action verb is paired with a specific medical procedure to create a fixed collocation meaning "to undergo or perform a surgical procedure".