Definition & Meaning

1.be paralytic; be physically paralysed; palsy

2.(of transportation, etc.) break down; paralysed; at a standstill

tān huàn

瘫 痪

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1
v.be paralytic; be physically paralysed; palsy
- zhòng fēng shǐ tā tān huàn
  中风使他瘫痪。
  A stroke paralysed him.
- tā yīn zhòng fēng shēn tǐ jú bù tān huàn le
  她因中风身体局部瘫痪了。
  The stroke left her partly paralysed.
- tā sì zhī tān huàn bù néng zì lǐ
  她四肢瘫痪，不能自理。
  She was a quadriplegic and unable to care for herself.
synonym
piān tān偏瘫 jié tān截瘫 fēng tān风瘫
2
v.meta(of transportation, etc.) break down; paralysed; at a standstill
- dà xuě shǐ tiě lù tān huàn le
  大雪使铁路瘫痪了。
  Snow paralysed railways.
- gōng chǎng yīn wèi gōng rén bà gōng ér xiàn rù tān huàn
  工厂因为工人罢工而陷入瘫痪。
  The factory was paralysed by the strike.
- jīng jì wēi jī shǐ shì chǎng miàn lín tān huàn
  经济危机使市场面临瘫痪。
  The economic crisis made the market come to a standstill.

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