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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 未老先衰
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 未老先衰 | wèi lǎo xiān shuāi | - to age prematurely |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 88,537 | 75,636 | 44,529 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 未 | wèi | - not yet - did not - have not - not - 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep - ancient Chinese compass point: 210° |
| 老 | lǎo | - prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity - old (of people) - venerable (person) - experienced - of long standing - always - all the time - of the past - very - outdated - (of meat etc) tough |
| 先 | xiān | - beforehand; first; earlier - at first; originally - for the time being; for now - (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 衰 | cuī | - variant of 縗|缞[cui1] |
| 衰 | shuāi | - (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane |
Other Words Containing 未老先衰
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 未老先衰 | - | - | 88,537 | 75,636 | 44,529 |