瘫痪 (tān huàn) — to be paralyzed (of a body part due to nerve damage); to be paralyzed; to be brought to a standstill (of transportation, networks, systems)
Definition
瘫痪 (tānhuàn) means 'paralyzed' — the body (nerve damage) or systems/transport (figurative standstill). Closer to 麻痹's medical sense than to 瘫, which adds a colloquial 'exhausted/collapsed' use as a 累-complement.
verb
to be paralyzed (of a body part due to nerve damage)to be paralyzedto be brought to a standstill (of transportation, networks, systems)
Examples
- 瘫痪。Tā yīn chē huò dǎo zhì zuǒ tuǐ tān huàn le.He became paralyzed in his left leg due to a car accident.
- 瘫痪。Lián rì dà xuě ràng chéng shì jiāo tōng wán quán tān huàn le.Days of heavy snow completely paralyzed the city's transportation.
- 瘫痪，。Fú wù qì tān huàn le, gōng sī suǒ yǒu yè wù dōu tíng le.The server went down (was paralyzed), and all the company's operations stopped.
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