衰亡

shuāiwáng

verb #33,615

Meanings

1 to decline and fall
2 to wither away
3 to die out (of a dynasty, civilization, species)

Characters

to decline, to weaken

to perish, to die out

Examples

HSK 4

王朝的衰亡有多种原因。

Wángcháo de shuāiwáng yǒu duō zhǒng yuányīn.

There are many causes for a dynasty's decline and fall.

HSK 6

这一物种正面临衰亡的危险。

Zhè yī wùzhǒng zhèng miànlín shuāiwáng de wēixiǎn.

This species is facing the danger of dying out.

HSK 7-9

罗马帝国最终衰亡。

Luómǎ Dìguó zuìzhōng shuāiwáng.

The Roman Empire eventually fell.

Tips

usage

衰亡 marks the long arc from decay to extinction - used about empires, dynasties, civilizations, languages, species. Compare 灭亡 (mièwáng, 'to perish / be destroyed') which is sharper and often passive (a state being conquered), and 衰落 (shuāiluò, 'to decline') which describes weakening without necessarily reaching extinction.

Stroke Order

衰 shuāi

亡 wáng