# 衰老 (shuāilǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 衰老 (shuāilǎo) means “to age; old and feeble”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to age; old and feeble
- Pinyin: shuāilǎo (shuai1 lao3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 经常运动可以延缓皮肤衰老。
  Jīngcháng yùndòng kěyǐ yánhuǎn pífū shuāilǎo.
  Regular exercise can slow down skin aging.

## Characters

- 衰 (shuāi): to decay; to decline; to wane
- [老](https://hanziro.com/word/lao-old/) (lǎo): old; (prefix) before surname

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

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