paralysis; breakdown; dysfunction
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to be paralyzed; to suffer paralysis
technicalMedical term encompassing various types such as facial paralysis (面瘫), hemiplegia (偏瘫), paraplegia (截瘫), and quadriplegia (四肢瘫). Also known as 风瘫.
Tā他
yīn因
zhòng中
fēng风
dǎo导
zhì致
xià下
bàn半
shēn身
tān瘫
huàn痪
。
He suffered from paralysis in the lower half of his body due to a stroke.
Zhè这
chǎng场
yì意
wài外
shǐ使
tā她
yāo腰
bù部
yǐ以
xià下
wán完
quán全
tān瘫
huàn痪
。
This accident caused complete paralysis below her waist.
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Miàn面
tān瘫
shì是
miàn面
bù部
shén神
jīng经
tān瘫
huàn痪
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
biǎo表
xiàn现
。
Facial paralysis is a common manifestation of facial nerve dysfunction.
verb
to break down; to grind to a halt; to become paralyzed
neutralMetaphorical extension from the medical sense. Used for traffic, systems, organizations, or any complex mechanism that stops functioning properly.
Dà大
xuě雪
dǎo导
zhì致
chéng城
shì市
jiāo交
tōng通
xiàn陷
rù入
tān瘫
huàn痪
。
Heavy snow caused urban traffic to grind to a halt.
Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
duǎn短
quē缺
，
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
yǐ已
jīng经
tān瘫
huàn痪
bàn半
nián年
le了
。
Due to funding shortages, this project has been paralyzed for half a year.
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Lǐng领
dǎo导
bān班
zǐ子
tān瘫
huàn痪
dǎo导
zhì致
gōng公
sī司
wú无
fǎ法
zhèng正
cháng常
yùn运
yíng营
。
The paralysis of the leadership team caused the company to be unable to operate normally.