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致残

Word · VerbTraditional致殘

cause disability; cripple; maim

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to cause disability; to cripple; to maim; to render someone permanently disabled

Commonly used in legal, medical, labor law, and insurance contexts to describe permanent physical impairment caused by accidents, occupational hazards, violence, or disease. Often appears in formal reports and compensation claims.

Yīn因
gōng工
zhì致
cán残
de的
láo劳
dòng动
zhě者
yī依
fǎ法
xiǎng享
yǒu有
gōng工
shāng伤
bǎo保
xiǎn险
dài待
yù遇
 。

Workers disabled due to work-related accidents are entitled to work injury insurance benefits according to law.

Zhè这
chǎng场
yán严
zhòng重
de的
chē车
huò祸
zhì致
cán残
le了
tā他
de的
xià下
bàn半
shēn身
 。

The serious car accident crippled his lower body.

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Xiǎo小
ér儿
má麻
bì痹
zhèng症
céng曾
shǐ使
xǔ许
duō多
ér儿
tóng童
zhōng终
shēn身
zhì致
cán残
 。

Polio once caused permanent disability in many children.

Bào暴
lì力
xí袭
jī击
zhì致
cán残
le了
liǎng两
míng名
wú无
gū辜
de的
píng平
mín民
 。

The violent attack maimed two innocent civilians.