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腦損傷

简脑损伤 · 繁腦損傷

Mandarin · pinyin nǎo sǔn shāng

brain damage

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傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
脑: nǎo · brain
损: sǔn · diminish; impair; injure
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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3–3–1 · nao3 sun3 shang1

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noun

brain damage; cerebral injury

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