senile; decrepit; aging
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
senile; decrepit; weakened from old age
neutralDescribes the physical and mental decline associated with advanced age. It can apply to both humans and other organisms.
Liǎng两
nián年
méi没
jiàn见
，
lǎo老
rén人
xiǎn显
de得
shuāi衰
lǎo老
duō多
le了
。
I haven't seen him in two years, and the old man looks much more decrepit.
Cháng长
qī期
de的
jí疾
bìng病
jiā加
sù速
le了
tā他
de的
shuāi衰
lǎo老
guò过
chéng程
。
Long-term illness accelerated his aging process.
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Xiàn现
dài代
kē科
xué学
zhèng正
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
yán延
huǎn缓
xì细
bāo胞
shuāi衰
lǎo老
。
Modern science is working hard to study how to delay cellular aging.
Nà那
kē棵
shù树
yīn因
wèi为
gān干
hàn旱
ér而
xiǎn显
de得
shuāi衰
lǎo老
gān干
kū枯
。
That tree looks aged and withered due to the drought.