老化

lǎohuà

verb HSK 7-9 #16,387

Meanings

1 to age
2 to deteriorate with age
3 aging

Characters

to change; -ization

Examples

HSK 5

人口老化是一个严重的问题。

Rénkǒu lǎohuà shì yígè yánzhòng de wèntí.

Population aging is a serious problem.

HSK 5

这些设备已经老化了。

Zhèxiē shèbèi yǐjīng lǎohuà le.

This equipment has already deteriorated with age.

Tips

usage

老化 is used for both people (aging population) and things (aging infrastructure, equipment). For skin aging specifically, 衰老 is also common.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

化 huà