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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
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°
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- outdated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
xiān- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
cuī- variant of 縗|缞[cui1]
shuāi- (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane

Other Words Containing 未老先衰

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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