未老先衰 wèi lǎo xiān shuāi

to age prematurely

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 83472nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to age prematurely

Characters

Character Meaning
未 wèi HSK 5
not yet; not; have not
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
先 xiān HSK 1
first; in advance; early
衰 shuāi HSK 6
to decline; to become weak or feeble; to wane