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早老性痴呆

zǎo lǎo xìng chī dāidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) Alzheimer's disease
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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-3c88ad991afaed5d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

早老性痴呆 早老性痴呆 [zao3 lao3 xing4 chi1 dai1] /(coll.) Alzheimer's disease/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 早
    zǎo

    early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely

  • 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 性
    xìng

    nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 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.