衰竭 meaning in English

shuāijié

(of an organ or bodily function) failure; to fail; (of resources etc) exhaustion; depletion

HSK 7-9verb24 strokes

Meaning of 衰竭

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shuāijié
  1. (of an organ or bodily function) failure; to fail
  2. (of resources etc) exhaustion; depletion

Stroke order for each character

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衰 shuāi · weak · 10 strokes

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竭 jié · to exhaust · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 衰竭.

竭尽全力jiéjìn-quánlì(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
衰老shuāilǎoto age; to deteriorate with age
衰退shuāituìto decline; to fall
精疲力竭jīngpí-lìjiéspirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained
竭力jiélìto do one's utmost
衰弱shuāiruòweak; feeble
衰减shuāijiǎnto weaken; to attenuate
衰人shuāirénloser; jerk
枯竭kūjiéused up; dried up
衰落shuāiluòto fall; to drop
衰败shuāibàito decline; to wane

Questions about 衰竭

What does 衰竭 mean?

衰竭 (shuāijié) means "(of an organ or bodily function) failure; to fail; (of resources etc) exhaustion; depletion" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 衰竭?

衰竭 is made of 2 characters: 衰 (10 strokes), 竭 (14 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.

Is 衰竭 an HSK word?

Yes. 衰竭 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.