HSK 6 vocabulary › 衰老
衰老
衰老 in English: to age; to deteriorate with age
shuāi lǎo
to age; to deteriorate with age
How to pronounce 衰老
shuāi lǎo (without tone marks: shuai lao). shuāi is a first (high, level) tone; lǎo is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 衰老
衰 shuāi
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; venerable (person); experienced
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
Related words
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher | HSK 1 |
| 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; old (of people) | HSK 3 |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger | HSK 4 |
| 老百姓 | lǎo bǎi xìng | ordinary people; the "person in the street" | HSK 5 |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | boss; business proprietor | HSK 5 |
| 老婆 | lǎo pó | wife | HSK 5 |
| 老实 | lǎo shi | honest; sincere | HSK 5 |
| 老鼠 | lǎo shǔ | rat; mouse | HSK 5 |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline; to fall | HSK 6 |