Grow old in Chinese
to grow old · HSK 6
衰老
- 衰 to decline
- 老 old
经常熬夜会让人衰老得更快。 Staying up late often makes people age faster.
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How do you say grow old in Chinese?
Grow old in Chinese is 衰老 (shuāi lǎo).
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