衰
shuāi
decline, falter, decrease; weaken
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 衣
- HSK
- 6
- Tone
- 1
Other readings: suō
Stroke order
Example sentences
没有人能逃过衰老。
Méi yǒu rén néng táo guo shuāi lǎo
No one can escape growing old.
近几年，很多当地的传统都衰败了。
Jìn jǐ nián hěn duō dāng dì de chuán tǒng dōu shuāi bài le
Many local traditions have fallen into decay in recent years.
他的威信日渐衰落。
Tā de wēi xìn rì jiàn shuāi luò
His prestige is fading.
衰老不得，智慧不得不得。
Shuāi lǎo bù dé zhì huì bù dé bù dé
Don't get older, get wiser.
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.