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What does 衰退 mean?

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衰退 shuāituì

to decline; to weaken; to fail (of health or faculties)

It can also mean

  • recession (economic)

Its characters

  1. 衰 shuāi to decline
  2. 退 tuì to decline

In a sentence

爷爷的听力开始衰退了。 Grandpa's hearing has started to decline.

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