衰

shuāi · shuai/cuī · cui

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Meaning

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shuāi 衰

  1. (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane

cuī 衰

  1. variant of 縗 / 缞 (cuī)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

随(suí)着(zhe)年(nián)龄(líng)增(zēng)长(zhǎng),他(tā)的(de)身(shēn)体(tǐ)逐(zhú)渐(jiàn)衰(shuāi)弱(ruò)。

As he aged, his body gradually weakened.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)家(jiā)族(zú)曾(céng)经(jīng)很(hěn)兴(xīng)旺(wàng),如(rú)今(jīn)已(yǐ)经(jīng)衰(shuāi)落(luò)了(le)。

This family was once very prosperous, but now it has declined.

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