衰
竭

Organ failure in Chinese: 衰竭 (shuāi jié)

shuāi jié

organ failure

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Definitions

  1. 1organ failure
  2. 2exhaustion
  3. 3prostration (medicine)

Stroke order

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衰
竭

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄞ

shuāi

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 长期劳累让他的身体渐渐衰竭。

    cháng qī láo lèi ràng tā de shēn tǐ jiàn jiàn shuāi jié。

    Prolonged overwork gradually left his body in collapse.

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Related words

竭力

jié lì

to do one's utmost

衰减

shuāi jiǎn

to weaken

衰老

shuāi lǎo

to age

衰弱

shuāi ruò

weak

衰退

shuāi tuì

to decline

竭尽全力

jié jìn quán lì

to spare no effort (idiom)

精疲力竭

jīng pí lì jié

spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom)

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