衰老 shuāilǎo to age
to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
怎么记住“衰老”: 衰 weak + 老 old = to age.
汉字
用法
- To age / grow old and frail (biologically) - 皮肤衰老 (pífū shuāilǎo) skin aging.
- Stresses the decline/deterioration of aging, not just being old; common in health/skincare talk: 延缓衰老 (yánhuǎn shuāilǎo) slow aging.
- Contrast plain 老 (lǎo, old) - 衰老 adds the sense of the body weakening.
例句
- 没有人能逃过衰老。 Méiyǒu rénnéng táoguò shuāilǎo.No one can escape growing old.