痴呆

chī dāi

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. imbecility
2. dementia

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 聪慧 cōng huì 聪慧 cōng huì bright 形容人智力发达、聪明: bright

Register variants

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• 痴呆症 chī dāi zhèng 痴呆症 chī dāi zhèng dementia 医学用语，指一种疾病: dementia

Related words

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• 弱智 ruò zhì 弱智 ruò zhì weak-minded 智力低下，常用于医学或贬义: weak-minded

Synonyms

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• 愚蠢 yú chǔn 愚蠢 yú chǔn silly 形容人缺乏智慧或判断力: silly

Usage notes

Common mistakes

痴呆常指一种疾病（如老年痴呆），形容人傻常用“笨”或“傻”，避免误用“痴呆”攻击他人智力。

Formality

“痴呆”用于医学或正式语境描述症状，口语中形容人反应迟钝时多用“呆”或“傻”。

Words Containing 痴呆

• 早老性痴呆 早老性痴呆 zǎo lǎo xìng chī dāi: (coll.) Alzheimer's disease
• 痴呆症 痴呆症 chī dāi zhèng: dementia
• 老年性痴呆症 老年性痴呆症 lǎo nián xìng chī dāi zhèng: senile dementia
• 老年痴呆 老年痴呆 lǎo nián chī dāi: senile dementia
• 老年痴呆症 老年痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng: senile dementia

Child Words of 痴呆

• 呆 呆 dāi: foolish
• 痴 痴 chī: imbecile