衰老

shuāi lǎo
HSK 6
to age, to deteriorate with age
verb
adjective

Example Sentences

人们随着岁月的流逝而衰老。
rénmén suízháo suìyuè de liúshì ér shuāilǎo 。
People age as time passes.
经过多年的风吹日晒，她的皮肤开始衰老。
jīngguò duōnián de fēng chuī rìshài ， tāde pífū kāishǐ shuāilǎo 。
After years of exposure to the wind and sun, her skin started to deteriorate.
衰老的过程是无法避免的。
shuāilǎo de guòchéng shì wúfǎ bìmiǎn de 。
The process of aging is unavoidable.

Individual Characters

衰shuāi
(bound form) to decay, to decline
HSK 3
老lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

Words with similar meanings

老化lǎohuà
to age
This term refers specifically to the process of becoming older, often used in relation to objects or materials.
变老biànlǎo
to grow old
This is a more colloquial way to express the act of aging, focusing on the transformation over time.

Words Starting With 衰

衰退shuāi tuì
to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)

Words Ending With 老

古老gǔ lǎo
ancient; old; age-old

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