脑卒中

腦卒中
nǎocùzhòng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 stroke
  2. 2 cerebrovascular accident
  3. 3 apoplexy

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gāoxuèyā shì nǎocùzhòng de zhǔyào wēixiǎn yīnsù.
Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke.
HSK 7-9
Jíshí qiǎngjiù kěyǐ jiàngdī nǎocùzhòng de zhìcán lǜ.
Timely emergency care can reduce stroke disability rates.

Tips

mistakes
The character is read zhòng (4th tone) here, meaning 'to be struck/hit', not zhōng 'middle'. Same zhòng as in 中风 (classical term for stroke) and 中毒 (poisoned).

Stroke Order

nǎo
zhōng