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植物人

zhíwùrén
noun #12,836

Measure Word

一个植物人 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 person in a vegetative state
  2. 2 human vegetable

Examples

他在车祸后变成了植物人。
Tā zài chēhuò hòu biànchéng le zhíwùrén.
He became a vegetative patient after the car accident.
植物人的护理非常困难。
Zhíwùrén de hùlǐ fēicháng kùnnan.
Caring for a person in a vegetative state is very difficult.

Tips

memory
植物 (plant) + 人 (person) = a person who is like a plant — alive but unresponsive.

Stroke Order

植 zhí
物 wù
人 rén