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Expressing 'failure' with 衰竭 (shuāijié)
Structure
Organ/Function + 衰竭
Explanation
衰竭 (shuāijié) means "failure" in a medical or physiological sense, referring to the breakdown or collapse of an organ or bodily function. It is commonly used in formal and medical contexts, such as 器官衰竭 (organ failure) or 心力衰竭 (heart failure). This term is more formal than everyday vocabulary and appears frequently in news reports and medical descriptions.
Examples
病人因为器官衰竭被紧急送往医院。
Bìngrén yīnwèi qìguān shuāijié bèi jǐnjí sòngwǎng yīyuàn.
The patient was rushed to the hospital due to organ failure.
长期劳累可能导致身体机能衰竭。
Chángqī láolèi kěnéng dǎozhì shēntǐ jīnéng shuāijié.
Long-term overwork can lead to organ failure.
医生说他的心力衰竭情况已经好转了。
Yīshēng shuō tā de xīnlì shuāijié qíngkuàng yǐjīng hǎozhuǎn le.
The doctor said his heart failure condition has already improved.