瘫痪

癱瘓

tānhuàn

noun HSK 7-9 #6,576

Meanings

他因为车祸瘫痪了。

Tā yīnwèi chēhuò tānhuàn le.

He became paralyzed because of a car accident.

暴雪导致交通瘫痪。

Bàoxuě dǎozhì jiāotōng tānhuàn.

The blizzard caused transportation to be paralyzed.

usage

瘫痪 can be medical (bodily paralysis) or figurative (a system grinding to a halt). 交通瘫痪 (traffic paralysis) is very common in news.

瘫 tān

痪 huàn