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植物人
zhíwùrén
1. person in a vegetative state
2. human vegetable
Common • Top 23%

Character Breakdown

植
zhí
tree, plant; to grow
HSK 4 12 丶
物
wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
HSK 3 8 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1 2 丶

Compound Words (2)

植物人状态
zhíwùrénzhuàngtài
vegetative state (i.e. in a coma)
持续性植物人状态
chíxùxìngzhíwùrénzhuàngtài
persistent vegetative state

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
19,618 of 84,292