Definition
弱智 is a stative verb originally meaning 'mentally retarded' in a clinical sense, but it is now widely considered offensive and is commonly used as an insult meaning 'stupid, idiotic'. It functions like an adjective: you can say 他很弱智 ('he is very stupid') or use it attributively like 弱智儿童 ('mentally retarded children'). Be extremely cautious with this word — in modern usage, it is derogatory and disrespectful when referring to people with intellectual disabilities.
s.v.
(derogatory, originally clinical) mentally retardedintellectually disabled(slang, offensive) stupididiotic
Examples
- 弱智。Zhè zhǒng jiàoxué fǎ duì ruò zhì értóng hěn yǒu bāngzhù.This teaching method is very helpful for children with intellectual disabilities.
- 弱智。Nǐ zhème zuò jiǎnzhí tài ruò zhì le.Doing this is just so stupid.
- 弱智，。Xiànzài dàjiā jǐnliàng shǎo yòng ruò zhì zhège cí, yīnwèi tā hěn bù zūnzhòng rén.Nowadays people try to avoid using the word 'retarded' as much as possible because it's very disrespectful.
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