衰老 (shuāi lǎo): to age, to grow old

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HSK 6adjective

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Pinyin
Meaning: to age, to grow old
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 6

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to age
to deteriorate with age
old and weak

Chinese explanation

指人或生物体随着年龄增长而逐渐变得年老、体力精力衰退的过程
也泛指事物由兴盛走向衰落。

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HSK 3

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

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