incurable disease; deep-rooted problem
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2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
incurable disease; terminal illness
formalLiteral medical meaning.
Zài在
yī医
xué学
bù不
fā发
dá达
de的
shí时
dài代
，
fèi肺
jié结
hé核
céng曾
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
bù不
zhì治
zhī之
zhèng症
。
In times of underdeveloped medicine, tuberculosis was considered an incurable disease.
Zhè这
gè个
kě可
lián怜
de的
hái孩
zi子
bèi被
zhěn诊
duàn断
chū出
huàn患
yǒu有
bù不
zhì治
zhī之
zhèng症
。
The poor child was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
noun
deep-rooted evil; chronic problem; unsolvable issue
formalFigurative/metaphorical use for problems in society, organizations, or systems that are persistent and difficult to resolve.
Shè社
huì会
shàng上
de的
fǔ腐
bài败
wèn问
tí题
，
rú如
guǒ果
bù不
cóng从
zhì制
dù度
shàng上
gǎi改
gé革
，
jiù就
huì会
chéng成
wéi为
bù不
zhì治
zhī之
zhèng症
。
If not reformed institutionally, corruption in society will become a deep-rooted evil.
Guān官
yuán员
de的
lǎn懒
zhèng政
dài怠
zhèng政
shì是
jī基
céng层
zhì治
lǐ理
de的
bù不
zhì治
zhī之
zhèng症
。
Officials' laziness and negligence in governance is a chronic problem in grassroots administration.
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Tā他
men们
zhī之
jiān间
de的
ēn恩
yuàn怨
jiū纠
gé葛
，
sì似
hū乎
yǐ已
chéng成
le了
jiā家
zú族
zhōng中
de的
bù不
zhì治
zhī之
zhèng症
。
The feud and entanglement between them seems to have become an unsolvable issue within the family.