Chinese words · HSK 7–9

衰竭

shuāijié

organ failure (as in 心力衰竭)

Every meaning

shuāijié

  1. organ failure (as in 心力衰竭)
  2. exhaustion

Its characters

  • 衰shuāito decline; to weaken (as in 衰退)
  • 竭jiéto exhaust; to use up

Words with 衰

Words with 竭

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).