Hanzi
Traditional
瘓
Simplified
痪

illness/numbness of the limbs

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

huàn, tuǎn

Bopomofo

ㄏㄨㄢˋ, ㄊㄨㄢˇ

Jyutping

wun6

Example sentences

癱瘓 / 瘫痪 tānhuàn
這場大雪導致全市交通癱瘓。
这场大雪导致全市交通瘫痪。

The heavy snow paralyzed traffic throughout the city.

致使 zhìshǐ
暴雨致使交通陷入癱瘓。
暴雨致使交通陷入瘫痪。

The heavy rain caused traffic to come to a standstill.

Example Vocabulary

癱瘓

tan1'huan4

paralysis; to be paralyzed; (of systems) to come to a standstill

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