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| Pronunciation |
: |
shuāi |
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| Meaning |
: |
- declining. (adj)
- to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
衣 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
衰 |
| Usage |
: |
4.2% |
| Notes |
: |
also as cuī |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
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: |
old and feeble; decrepit; senile |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
to decline; to fall; to drop |
Sentences:
| 1. Regular exercise can delay the ageing process. |
| jīng |
cháng |
yùn |
dòng |
kě |
yǐ |
yán |
huǎn |
shuāi |
lǎo |
guò |
chéng |
。 |
| 经 |
常 |
运 |
动 |
可 |
以 |
延 |
缓 |
衰 |
老 |
过 |
程 |
。 |
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| 经常 |
: |
always |
| 运动 |
: |
exercise |
| 可以 |
: |
can |
| 延缓 |
: |
delay |
| 衰老 |
: |
aging; old and feeble |
| 过程 |
: |
process |
|
| 2. His body was just breaking down towards the end. |
| tā |
de |
shēn |
tǐ |
zhèng |
zài |
zhú |
jiàn |
shuāi |
ruò |
。 |
| 他 |
的 |
身 |
体 |
正 |
在 |
逐 |
渐 |
衰 |
弱 |
。 |
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|
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|
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 身体 |
: |
body |
| 正在 |
: |
right now |
| 逐渐 |
: |
slowly |
| 衰弱 |
: |
weak; feeble |
|
| 3. I am suffering a nervous breakdown |
| wǒ |
dé |
le |
shén |
jīng |
shuāi |
ruò |
。 |
| 我 |
得 |
了 |
神 |
经 |
衰 |
弱 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 得了 |
: |
to catch (a disease) |
| 神经 |
: |
nerve |
| 衰弱 |
: |
weak; feeble |
|
| 4. Memory slowly deteriorates with age. |
| jì |
yì |
lì |
suí |
zhe |
nián |
líng |
de |
zēng |
zhǎng |
ér |
zhú |
jiàn |
shuāi |
tuì |
。 |
| 记 |
忆 |
力 |
随 |
着 |
年 |
龄 |
的 |
增 |
长 |
而 |
逐 |
渐 |
衰 |
退 |
。 |
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| 记忆力 |
: |
memory |
| 随着 |
: |
follow |
| 年龄 |
: |
age |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 增长 |
: |
increase |
| 而 |
: |
and |
| 逐渐 |
: |
slowly |
| 衰退 |
: |
decline; deteriorate |
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