瘫痪

癱瘓

tānhuàn

noun HSK 7-9 #6,576

Meanings

1 paralysis
2 to be paralyzed
3 to break down (of systems)

Characters

paralyzed; limp

Examples

HSK 5

他因为车祸瘫痪了。

Tā yīnwèi chēhuò tānhuàn le.

He became paralyzed because of a car accident.

HSK 7-9

暴雪导致交通瘫痪。

Bàoxuě dǎozhì jiāotōng tānhuàn.

The blizzard caused transportation to be paralyzed.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

瘫 tān

痪 huàn