衰竭

shuāi jié

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. organ failure
2. exhaustion
3. prostration (medicine)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

亢进

kàng jìn

hyperfunction (medical)

器官功能亢进与衰竭相对

Related words

2 items

虚脱

xū tuō

to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood)

虚脱可能导致器官衰竭

耗尽

hào jìn

to exhaust

耗尽精力后感到衰竭

Synonyms

1 item

疲惫

pí bèi

beaten

描述身体或精神极度疲劳

Usage notes

Collocations

“衰竭”常用于医学语境，如“心力衰竭”或“肾功能衰竭”，但不可用于表示“筋疲力尽”的日常疲劳，此时应用“疲惫”或“疲劳”。

Formality

“衰竭”是正式医学术语，口语中表示极度疲劳时通常用“累垮了”或“虚脱”，而非“衰竭”。

Words Containing 衰竭

心力衰竭

xīn lì shuāi jié

heart failure

Child Words of 衰竭

竭

jié