gù

固习

Word · AdjectiveTraditional痼

chronic; deep-rooted; inveterate

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

chronic; deep-seated; obstinate

formal

Mainly used in written language, describing diseases, habits, or faults that are hard to cure or change. Often appears in compound words like 痼习, 痼疾.

Tā他
rǎn染
shàng上
le了
dǔ赌
bó博
de的
gù痼
xí习
 。

He has contracted the deep-seated habit of gambling.

Zhè这
wèi位
bìng病
rén人
huàn患
yǒu有
gù痼
jí疾
duō多
nián年
 。

This patient has suffered from a chronic illness for many years.