Meaning
mourning garments; weak; feeble; decline; wane
Chinese: 衰弱、衰退。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shuai” becomes a different word in each tone. 衰 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 衰老shuāi lǎoto age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
- 衰退shuāi tuìto decline; to fall; to drop; to falter
- 衰竭shuāi jiéorgan failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine)
- 衰弱shuāi ruòweak; feeble
- 衰减shuāi jiǎnto weaken; to attenuate
Example Sentence
人老了，身体会渐渐衰老。Rén lǎo le, shēn tǐ huì jiàn jiàn shuāi lǎo.As people age, their bodies gradually grow old.
人Rénperson老lǎoold (of people)了le(completed action)，身体shēn tǐthe body会huìcan渐渐jiàn jiàngradually衰老shuāi lǎoto age。