衰老
Old HSK 6
衰老 (shuāilǎo) · to age
衰老 (shuāilǎo) means “to age; ageing”. It is written with 2 characters: 衰 (weak) + 老 (old). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 衰老 is built
The characters
衰 shuāi · weak
What 衰 is made of
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
老 lǎo · old
What 老 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
运动可以延缓衰老。Yùndòng kěyǐ yánhuǎn shuāilǎo.Exercise can slow down ageing.
他看起来比去年衰老了许多。Tā kàn qǐlai bǐ qùnián shuāilǎo le xǔduō.He looks a lot older than last year.
Questions about 衰老
What does 衰老 mean?
衰老 (shuāilǎo) means “to age; ageing”.
How do you pronounce 衰老?
衰老 is pronounced shuāilǎo.
Which HSK level is 衰老?
衰老 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 衰退shuāituìto decline
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend
- 老是lǎoshialways
- 老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people
- 老板lǎobǎnboss
- 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
Learn 衰老 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 170: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.