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衰 shuāi

weak, feeble; to decline, to falter

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10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
衣
Type
Ideograph
Made of 衣口一 ⿻衣⿻口一

Memory hint: A person in a robe 衣 with an injury 一 to his head 口

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  1. 他看起来比同龄人衰老得多。
    Tā kàn qǐlai bǐ tónglíngrén shuāilǎo de duō.
    He looks much older than his peers.
    he look-up compare same-age-person aged (particle) much
  2. 经济会继续衰退吗？
    Jīngjì huì jìxù shuāituì ma?
    Will the economy continue to decline?
    economy will continue decline (question)
  3. 我们应该注意预防身体过早衰老。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi zhùyì yùfáng shēntǐ guòzǎo shuāilǎo.
    We should be careful to prevent our bodies from aging too early.
    we should pay-attention prevent body too-early age
  4. 这个行业最近并没有衰退。
    Zhège hángyè zuìjìn bìng méiyǒu shuāituì.
    This industry hasn't actually declined recently.
    this industry recently not-at-all not-have decline
  5. 近几年，这一带的传统手工业逐渐衰退了。
    Jìn jǐ nián, zhè yídài de chuántǒng shǒugōngyè zhújiàn shuāituì le.
    In recent years, the traditional handicraft industry in this area has gradually declined.
    recent several year, this area (particle) traditional handicraft-industry gradually decline (particle)

Words with 衰 (2)