gěngsè

梗塞

Word · Verb

block; obstruct; (medical) infarct

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to obstruct; to block; to jam

Describes a general blockage in channels, passages, or flow; can be used literally or figuratively.

Yī一
kuài块
jù巨
shí石
gěng梗
sè塞
le了
suì隧
dào道
 。

A huge rock obstructed the tunnel.

Jiāo交
tōng通
gěng梗
sè塞
dǎo导
zhì致
quán全
chéng城
dà大
dǔ堵
chē车
 。

Traffic congestion caused a massive city-wide jam.

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Qǐng情
gǎn感
gěng梗
sè塞
ràng让
tā他
shuō说
bù不
chū出
huà话
lái来
 。

A lump in his throat kept him from speaking.

2.

verb

to infarct; to be blocked (medical, of blood vessels); to have a stoppage of blood flow

technical

A medical term specifically for the blockage of blood vessels, often leading to tissue death (infarction).

Guàn冠
zhuàng状
dòng动
mài脉
gěng梗
sè塞
shì是
xīn心
jī肌
gěng梗
sè塞
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
yuán原
yīn因
 。

Coronary artery blockage is the main cause of myocardial infarction.

Yī医
shēng生
zhěn诊
duàn断
tā他
huàn患
le了
nǎo脑
gěng梗
sè塞
 。

The doctor diagnosed him with a cerebral infarction.

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Jí急
xìng性
gěng梗
sè塞
xū需
yào要
lì立
kè刻
jìn进
xíng行
shǒu手
shù术
 。

An acute infarction requires immediate surgery.