植物人 (zhí wù rén) — person in a vegetative state; vegetable (figurative)
Definition
A medical term for a person in a vegetative state (literally 'plant-person'). The English slang 'vegetable' is considered offensive — prefer the literal translation in formal contexts.
noun
person in a vegetative statevegetable (figurative)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 植物人。Tā zài chē huò hòu biàn chéng le zhí wù rén.He became a vegetable after a car accident.
- 植物人。Zhào gù zhí wù rén xū yào hěn duō nài xīn.Caring for a person in a vegetative state requires a lot of patience.
- 植物人。Yī shēng shuō zhí wù rén sū xǐng de kě néng xìng hěn xiǎo.The doctor said the possibility of the person in a vegetative state waking up is very small.
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