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Chinese
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weak; feeble; decline weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments |
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
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衰
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老
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衰
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老
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Pronunciation
Adjective
衰老
- senile
Synonyms
- 下架 (xia5 jia4) (Xiang)
- 垂老 (chuílǎo) (literary)
- 年歲大／年岁大 (niánsuì dà)
- 年紀大／年纪大 (niánjì dà)
- 年老 (niánlǎo)
- 年長／年长 (niánzhǎng)
- 老 (lǎo)
- 老大 (lǎodà) (literary)
- 老邁／老迈 (lǎomài) (senile)
- 蒼老／苍老 (cānglǎo)
Verb
衰老
- to become senile
我想她是衰老了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Wǒ xiǎng tā shì shuāilǎo le.
- I think she's going senile.
Noun
衰老
- senility
- 延緩衰老／延缓衰老 ― yánhuǎn shuāilǎo ― to delay senility