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衰老

衰老 shuāilǎo

衰老 shuāilǎo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 衰老 shuāilǎo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shuāilǎo | shuai1 lao3
English translation
to age
to deteriorate with age
old and weak

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About 衰老 shuāilǎo

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Traditional form

衰老 shuāilǎo

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 衰老 shuāilǎo

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 衰老 shuāilǎo .

cuī

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

口一

Number of Strokes

10
lǎo

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane.

Positional decomposition

耂匕

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 衰老 shuāilǎo

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gài 这种 zhè zhǒng 明显 míngxiǎn de 作用 zuòyòng tóng 某些 mǒu xiē 激素 jī sù 能够 néng gòu 延缓 yán huǎn 衰老 shuāilǎo 的作用方式 fāngshì 相似 xiāngsì .

Calcium apparently acts in a similar manner as some of the hormones that defer senescence.

甜菜 tián cài 薄片 báo piàn 衰老 shuāilǎo 时期 shíqī , gài 对于 duìyú 防止 fángzhǐ jiǎ 离子 lí zǐ 丧失 sàngshī ,极其 jíqí 必要 bìyào .

Calcium is also necessary to prevent leakage of potassium during the aging of beet slices.

这种 zhè zhǒng 情况 qíngkuàng 出现 chūxiàn zài 老年人 lǎo nián rén 当中 dāng zhōng 显然 xiǎnrán shì 衰老 shuāilǎo 过程 guòchéng de 一部分 yī bù fen

It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the ageing process.

饮食 yǐnshí Zhōng 摄入 shè rù 过量 guò liàng 蛋白质 dànbáizhì 可能 kěnéng huì 加速 jiā sù 衰老 shuāilǎo

Too much protein in the diet may advance the ageing process.

衰老 shuāilǎo Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 衰老 shuāilǎo and their own compounds.

衰老 shuāilǎo Compounds

See all 34 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 衰老 shuāilǎo in their composition.

  • cuī
    • suō , cuī , cuī , , , ,
  • lǎo
      • shì , , , shī , zhī , zhī , , ,
    • lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , mào , gǒu , dié , , , , , lāo , , , ,
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