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痴呆

痴呆 (chī dāi): Foolish / idiotic / dementia (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

痴呆 consists of 2 characters.

foolish, silly, idiotic

dull; stupid; to stay

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Pinyinchī dāi

Meaningfoolish / idiotic / dementia

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word痴呆

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Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

chī痴

dāi呆

neutral

become demented

Adjective + Nounwith老年

lǎo老

nián年

chī痴

dāi呆

Noun + Noun

chī痴

dāi呆

huàn患

zhě者

formalWritten

4.

Example Sentences with 痴呆

tā他

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

yǒu有

diǎn点

chī痴

neutral

senile dementia

dementia patient

chī痴

dāi呆

zhèng症

formal

dementia (disease)

dāi呆

。

He looks a bit demented.

tā他

yīn因

tóu头

bù部

shòu受

shāng伤

ér而

biàn变

de得

yǒu有

xiē些

chī痴

dāi呆

，

lìng令

rén人

wǎn惋

xī惜

。

He became somewhat demented due to a head injury, which is truly regrettable.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

zhè这

zhǒng种

yú愚

chǔn蠢

de的

xíng行

wéi为

bú不

suàn算

chī痴

dāi呆

ma吗

？

Do you really think this foolish behavior doesn't count as idiotic?

lǎo老

rén人

dé得

le了

chī痴

dāi呆

zhèng症

，

jīng经

cháng常

wàng忘

jì记

shì事

qíng情

。

The old man has dementia and often forgets things.

tā她

bìng并

fēi非

tiān天

shēng生

chī痴

dāi呆

，

zhǐ只

shì是

fǎn反

yìng应

shāo稍

màn慢

yì一

xiē些

bà罢

le了

。

She is not born foolish; she just reacts a bit slower.

zài在

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

dāi呆

zuò坐

yì一

páng旁

，

xiǎn显

de得

gé格

wài外

chī痴

dāi呆

。

At the gathering, he sat idly aside, appearing particularly foolish.

zhǎng长

shí时

jiān间

bù不

sī思

kǎo考

huì会

ràng让

dà大

nǎo脑

biàn变

dé得

chī痴

dāi呆

。

Not thinking for a long time can make the brain become dull.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

yǒu有

shí时

xiǎn显

de得

chī痴

dāi呆

，

dàn但

nèi内

xīn心

què却

chōng充

mǎn满

zhì智

huì慧

。

Although he sometimes seems foolish, his heart is full of wisdom.

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