心力衰竭

xīnlìshuāijié

noun #26,892

Meanings

1 heart failure
2 cardiac failure

Characters

strength; power

to decline; to weaken

to exhaust; to use up

Examples

他因心力衰竭住院治疗。

Tā yīn xīnlìshuāijié zhùyuàn zhìliáo.

He was hospitalized for heart failure.

心力衰竭是一种严重的心脏疾病。

Xīnlìshuāijié shì yī zhǒng yánzhòng de xīnzàng jíbìng.

Heart failure is a serious cardiac disease.

Tips

memory

Break it down: 心力 = 'heart strength,' 衰竭 = 'exhaustion/failure.' Heart failure is literally the exhaustion of the heart's strength.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

力 lì

衰 shuāi

竭 jié