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痴呆 (chī dāi): Foolish / idiotic / dementia (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
痴 • chī • foolish, silly, idiotic
chī
痴
foolish, silly, idiotic
呆 • dāi • dull; stupid; to stay • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
dāi
呆
dull; stupid; to stay
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 痴呆.
Words with
痴
痴心
chī xīn
infatuation / folly
痴迷
chī mí
obsessed / infatuated
如痴如醉
rú chī rú zuì
be obsessed with
如醉如痴
rú zuì rú chī
lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)
痴心妄想
chī xīn wàng xiǎng
wishful thinking
Words with
呆
发呆
fā dāi
stare blankly; dumbfounded; in a daze
目瞪口呆
mù dèng kǒu dāi
Stunned and speechless / Gaping in astonishment
呆子
dāi zi
fool; simpleton
呆板
dāi bǎn
stiff, rigid
呆滞
dāi zhì
dull; sluggish; stagnant
书呆子
shū dāi zi
bookworm, nerd
4.
How to Use 痴呆 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
变得
biàn
变
de
得
chī
痴
dāi
呆
neutral
become demented
Adjective + Noun
with
老年
lǎo
老
nián
年
chī
痴
dāi
呆
Noun + Noun
chī
痴
dāi
呆
huàn
患
zhě
者
formal
5.
Example Sentences with 痴呆
tā
他
kàn
看
qǐ
起
lái
来
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
chī
痴
neutral
senile dementia
Written
dementia patient
chī
痴
dāi
呆
zhèng
症
formal
dementia (disease)
dāi
呆
。
He looks a bit demented.
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?
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.
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.
