senile; muddleheaded
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
senile; muddleheaded; mentally confused in old age
archaicVariant form of 悖晦. Used to describe elderly people who have become mentally confused or lost clarity of thought. Considered old-fashioned or literary.
Rén人
lǎo老
le了
，
nán难
miǎn免
yǒu有
xiē些
bèi背
hui晦
。
When people get old, they inevitably become somewhat senile.
Tā他
suī虽
nián年
shì事
yǐ已
gāo高
，
què却
bìng并
bù不
bèi背
hui晦
。
Although he is advanced in years, he is not at all muddleheaded.
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Zhè这
wèi位
bèi背
hui晦
de的
lǎo老
rén人
zǒng总
shì是
chóng重
fù复
tóng同
yàng样
de的
huà话
。
This senile old man always repeats the same words.