肾功能衰竭

腎功能衰竭

shèngōngnéng shuāijié

noun

Meanings

1 renal failure
2 kidney failure

Characters

merit, function

decline, weaken

Examples

HSK 7-9

慢性肾功能衰竭需要长期透析。

Mànxìng shèngōngnéng shuāijié xūyào chángqī tòuxī.

Chronic renal failure requires long-term dialysis.

HSK 7-9

药物过量可能导致急性肾功能衰竭。

Yàowù guòliàng kěnéng dǎozhì jíxìng shèngōngnéng shuāijié.

Drug overdose can lead to acute renal failure.

Tips

memory

肾 (kidney) + 功能 (function) + 衰竭 (exhaustion / give out). 衰竭 also combines with 心 (heart failure 心力衰竭) and 肝 (liver failure 肝功能衰竭) - a productive medical pattern for 'organ X has given out'.

Stroke Order

肾 shèn

功 gōng

能 néng

衰 shuāi

竭 jié