衰

shuāi

adjective #6,091

Meanings

1 to decline
2 to wane
3 weak
4 unlucky (colloquial)

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Examples

他最近真衰，什么事都不顺。

Tā zuìjìn zhēn shuāi, shénme shì dōu bú shùn.

He's been really unlucky lately, nothing goes well.

国力逐渐衰落。

Guólì zhújiàn shuāiluò.

The national strength gradually declined.

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usage

In formal Chinese, 衰 means to decline or weaken. In colloquial speech (especially Taiwanese Mandarin), it means unlucky or having bad luck.

Stroke Order

衰 shuāi