mentally retarded person; idiot
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
mentally retarded or intellectually disabled child
derogatoryA formal or dated term for someone with intellectual disability. It is often considered derogatory in modern usage.
Guò过
qù去
，
zhè这
lèi类
hái孩
zi子
cháng常
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
dī低
néng能
ér儿
。
In the past, such children were often called mentally retarded.
Tè特
shū殊
jiào教
yù育
xué学
xiào校
wèi为
nà那
xiē些
céng曾
bèi被
chēng称
zuò作
dī低
néng能
ér儿
de的
hái孩
zi子
tí提
gōng供
bāng帮
zhù助
。
Special education schools provide help for children who were once called intellectually disabled.
noun
person of low intelligence; idiot
derogatoryOften used as a strong insult to imply someone is very stupid or incompetent. Can be used in a hyperbolic sense beyond clinical diagnosis.
Zhè这
me么
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
tí题
dōu都
zuò做
cuò错
，
nǐ你
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
dī低
néng能
ér儿
！
You made a mistake on such a simple problem. You're such an idiot!
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
de的
zhǔ主
yì意
，
tā他
bàn办
shì事
xiàng像
gè个
dī低
néng能
ér儿
。
Don't listen to his ideas; he works like a complete fool.
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Tā他
kāi开
chē车
bù不
kàn看
lù路
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
gè个
mǎ马
lù路
shàng上
de的
dī低
néng能
ér儿
。
He drives without looking at the road; he's a complete idiot on the street.