Definition
中风 (zhòng fēng) means 'to have a stroke' — a medical condition where blood flow to the brain is interrupted. It's a separable verb (离合词): the verb 中 ('to suffer') and the noun 风 ('wind', from traditional Chinese medicine) can be separated by a measure word (次) or a duration, e.g., 中了一次风 ('had a stroke once'). In modern usage it refers to a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), not just the TCM concept of 'wind strike'.
v.o.
to suffer a stroke (cerebrovascular accident)
Examples
- 中风，。Tā qùnián zhòng fēng le, xiànzài hái zài kāngfù.He had a stroke last year and is still recovering.
- ，。Wǒ nǎinai zhòng guò liǎng cì fēng, dàn dōu tǐng guòlái le.My grandmother has had two strokes, but she got through both.
- 中风。Tūrán zhòng fēng yào lìkè qù yīyuàn.If you suddenly have a stroke, you need to go to the hospital immediately.
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