wán

common
noun
technical

Meaning of 顽疾

顽疾 means chronic illness; persistent disease; intractable ailment. Pronounced wán jí.

  • chronic illness; persistent disease; intractable ailment

Definitions & Examples

huàn
yǒu
zhǒng
wán
 
jīng
zhì
liáo
duō
nián
wèi
jiàn
hǎo
zhuǎn
 

He suffers from a chronic illness that has not improved despite years of treatment.

Guān
liáo
zhǔ
shì
ài
shè
huì
zhǎn
de
wán
 

Bureaucracy is a persistent disease hindering social development.

chéng
le
de
wán
 
zěn
me
jiè
diào
 

Gambling has become his chronic addiction that he simply cannot quit.

Zhè
zhǒng
wán
yào
cháng
tiáo
cái
néng
gēn
zhì
 

This intractable disease requires long-term care to be completely cured.