(cuī) — decline; wane; feeble; declining

Définition

Bound morpheme meaning 'decline, wane' — almost never used alone; you will see it in compounds like 衰弱, 衰退, 衰败 (weaken, decline, decay). Read as cuī only in this form; the surname reading is shuāi.

bound form
declinewanefeebledeclining

Exemples

  • Tā de shēn tǐ cuī ruò le
    His body has weakened.
  • Suí zhe nián jì zēng zhǎng, tā de jīng lì zhú jiàn cuī tuì
    As he aged, his energy gradually declined.
  • Jīng jì chí xù cuī bài
    The economy continues to decline.
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