植物人

zhí wù rén

Dictionary entry

person in a vegetative state

What does 植物人 mean?

植物人 (zhí wù rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1person in a vegetative state

2human vegetable

Character breakdown

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植zhíto plant 物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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植物人

zhí wù rén

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