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老年痴呆

lǎo nián chī dāidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
senile dementia / Alzheimer's disease
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1b4b744f397c0532. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

老年痴獃 老年痴呆 [lao3 nian2 chi1 dai1] /senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 老年痴獃

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 年
    nián

    year / CL:個|个[gè] / grain / harvest (old)

    Nián

    surname Nian

  • 痴
    chī

    imbecile / sentimental / stupid / foolish / silly

  • 呆
    dāi

    foolish; stupid / expressionless; blank / foolish; stupid (variant of 呆[dāi]) / expressionless; blank (variant of 呆[dāi])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.