🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

残疾人

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cánzhírén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Handicapped/ˈhændɪˌkæpt/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个活动旨在提高人们对残疾人面临挑战的认识。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a physical or mental disability that limits movement, senses, or activities.

    "The organization provides support for handicapped individuals to help them integrate into society."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is handicapped.

    "The event was designed to raise awareness about the challenges faced by handicapped individuals."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'handicapped' originates from the phrase 'hand in cap', referring to a game of chance in which players put money into a cap. Over time, it evolved to denote a disadvantage or limitation, particularly in the context of physical or mental disabilities, gaining prominence in the late 19th century.

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🇫🇷French → English

handicapé

Transliteration: ɑ̃.di.ka.pe

"L'organisation aide les handicapés à s'intégrer dans la société."

🇩🇪German → English

behindert

Transliteration: bəˈhiːndɐt

"Die Veranstaltung soll das Bewusstsein für die Herausforderungen von Behinderten schärfen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

disabile

Transliteration: diˈza.bile

"L'evento è stato progettato per sensibilizzare sulle sfide affrontate dai disabili."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

discapacitado

Transliteration: dis.kapa.θiˈta.ðo

"El evento busca crear conciencia sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los discapacitados."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

deficiente

Transliteration: de.fi.siˈẽ.tʃi

"O evento foi projetado para aumentar a conscientização sobre os desafios enfrentados por deficientes."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अक्षम

Transliteration: akṣham

"यह कार्यक्रम अक्षम व्यक्तियों की चुनौतियों के बारे में जागरूकता बढ़ाने के लिए है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

残疾人

Transliteration: cánzhírén

"这个活动旨在提高人们对残疾人面临挑战的认识。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

장애인

Transliteration: jang-aein

"이 행사는 장애인이 직면한 도전에 대한 인식을 높이기 위해 설계되었습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

障害者

Transliteration: しょうがいしゃ

"このイベントは障害者が直面する課題についての認識を高めるために設計されています。"

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