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痴呆
chīdāi
Description
痴呆是一种病，多发生在老年人身上。
"痴呆" is a disease that mostly occurs in elderly people.
得了痴呆的人常常忘记事情，也记不住自己的家人。
People with "痴呆" often forget things and cannot remember their own family members.
Meanings
痴呆chīdāi
dementia; loss of memory and thinking ability
爷爷年纪大了，得了痴呆。
Grandpa is old and has dementia.
痴呆chīdāi
dull-witted; slow in the mind
他一脸痴呆的样子，让人担心。
He looks so dazed that it worries people.
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Notes
- Nuance
痴呆 is a medical term; the newer, more neutral word 认知症 is now preferred in careful speech.
- Etymology
痴 (foolish) + 呆 (dull/dazed), both meaning slow-minded, combined for emphasis.
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