衰老 meaning and pronunciation

衰老
Simplified/traditional word

衰老 English definition

shuāi lǎo

  • to age
  • to deteriorate with age
  • old and weak

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  • (shuāi): to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble;
  • (lǎo): old (of people); 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affection or familiarity; venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough;