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阿尔茨海默症

ā ěr cí hǎi mò zhèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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-de8226047ce436f6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

阿爾茨海默症 阿尔茨海默症 [a1 er3 ci2 hai3 mo4 zheng4] /Alzheimer's disease/

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Other forms in these source records: 阿爾茨海默症

  • 阿
    ā

    prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"

    ē

    (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 茨
    cí

    Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) / to thatch (a roof)

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 默
    mò

    silent / to write from memory

  • 症
    zhèng

    disease / illness

    zhēng

    abdominal tumor / bowel obstruction / (fig.) sticking point

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.