# 老化 (lǎohuà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 老化 (lǎohuà) means “to age; to deteriorate; to become outdated”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to age; to deteriorate; to become outdated
- Pinyin: lǎohuà (lao3 hua4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 老房子里的电线已经严重老化了。
  Lǎo fángzi lǐ de diànxiàn yǐjīng yánzhòng lǎohuàle.
  The electrical wiring in the old house has aged badly.

## Characters

- [老](https://hanziro.com/word/lao-old/) (lǎo): old; (prefix) before surname
- [化](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-melt/) (huà): to melt; to change into

https://hanziro.com/word/lao-hua-age/

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