痴
呆

Imbecility in Chinese: 痴呆 (chī dāi)

chī dāi

imbecility

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 痴獃1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1imbecility
  2. 2dementia

Stroke order

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痴
呆

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ㄔ

chī

ㄔ/ ch—/ first tone

ㄉㄞ

dāi

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

痴呆

Simplified

痴獃

Traditional

Example sentences

See 痴呆 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 奶奶老了，得了痴呆，常常忘事。

    nǎi nai lǎo le， dé le chī dāi， cháng cháng wàng shì。

    Grandma got old and developed dementia, so she often forgets things.

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Related words

呆

dāi

foolish

痴迷

chī mí

infatuated

痴心

chī xīn

infatuation

目瞪口呆

mù dèng kǒu dāi

dumbstruck (idiom)

如醉如痴

rú zuì rú chī

lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)

池塘

chí táng

pool

驰名

chí míng

famous

迟迟

chí chí

late (with a task etc)

迟疑

chí yí

to hesitate

迟早

chí zǎo

sooner or later

持

chí

to hold

持久

chí jiǔ

lasting

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