残障

殘障

cánzhàng

adjective

Meanings

1 disabled
2 handicapped
3 disability

Characters

incomplete, impaired

obstacle, barrier

Examples

HSK 7-9

这所学校专门招收残障儿童。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào zhuānmén zhāoshōu cánzhàng értóng.

This school specifically enrolls children with disabilities.

HSK 7-9

政府应保障残障人士的权益。

Zhèngfǔ yīng bǎozhàng cánzhàng rénshì de quányì.

The government should protect the rights of people with disabilities.

Tips

register

残障 is considered more neutral/modern than the older 残疾. Both are in use; 残障人士 and 残疾人 are roughly interchangeable, though formal contexts lean toward 残障.

Stroke Order

残 cán

障 zhàng