衰老

• Pinyin: shuāi lǎo
• Desglose de hanzi: 衰 = 亠 + 口 + 衣 (decline); 老 = 耂 + 匕 (old age)

Significado

Envejecimiento; envejecer.

Used in medical, biological, and everyday contexts to describe the natural aging process in living organisms. Anti-aging research often references 延缓衰老 (slowing down aging).

Ejemplos

1. 科学家正在研究如何延缓细胞衰老的过程。
2. 长期精神压力会加速人体的衰老速度。
3. 他虽然年事已高，但精神状态丝毫不显衰老。

Guía de uso

Contexto: medical, biology, daily life

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 保持规律运动有助于减缓身体衰老的进程。(Maintaining regular exercise helps slow down the process of physical aging.)
• 研究人员发现了一种与细胞衰老密切相关的基因。(Researchers identified a gene closely associated with cellular aging.)

Incorrecto

• 这个产品让你衰老 — use 显老 when meaning to look older; 衰老 sounds clinical and describes actual biological decline, not appearance

Origen e historia

衰 (decline) + 老 (old age)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal