老化

lǎo huà

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to age (of person or object)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 更新 gēng xīn 更新 gēng xīn to renew 事物变旧的反义: to renew

Register variants

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• 衰老 shuāi lǎo 衰老 shuāi lǎo to age 书面语，侧重生理机能衰退: to age

Related words

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• 老龄化 lǎo líng huà 老龄化 lǎo líng huà aging (population) 人口老化现象: aging (population)

Synonyms

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• 变老 biàn lǎo 变老 biàn lǎo to age 用于人衰老: to age

Usage notes

Collocations

老化常与“人口”“设备”“知识”等词搭配，表示事物变陈旧。注意不与具体年龄数字连用。

Example Sentences

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这台机器已经开始 老化 了。

This machine has already started to age.

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Words Containing 老化

• 老化酶 老化酶 lǎo huà méi: aged enzyme

Child Words of 老化

• 化 化 huà: to make into
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity