老化 [－－]

Jyutping lou5 faa3
Pinyin lǎo huà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to age (of person or object)
  2. becoming old
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、名詞
    事物​隨住​時間​過去​而​變舊​、​變老​，​而令​到​機能​退化​或​其​過程​。
    to age; aging
    • 人口老化
      人口老化
      jan4 hau2 lou5 faa3
      aging population
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to degenerate; to atrophy
    (syn.) 退化
  2. verb
    to age
  3. verb, literally, of a person or population
    to age; to grow old
    (syn.) 变老, 變老
  4. verb, figuratively
    to become outdated; to become obsolete
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2535
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人口老化
    人口老化
    jan4 hau2 lou5 faa3
    • aging population
  2. Cantonese
    煲机要校返适当音量，播返合适嘅声响，先会老化得宜，否则只会令器材受损。
    煲機要校返適當音量，播返合適嘅聲響，先會老化得宜，否則只會令器材受損。
    bou1 gei1 jiu3 gaau3 faan1 sik1 dong3 jam1 loeng6, bo3 faan1 hap6 sik1 ge3 sing1 hoeng2, sin1 wui5 lou5 faa3 dak1 ji4, fau2 zak1 zi2 wui5 ling6 hei3 coi4 sau6 syun2.
    • "Burn-in" requires playing suitable sounds at an appropriate volume for the best "maturing" effect. Otherwise the equipment will be damaged.
  3. Cantonese
    水喉老化
    水喉老化
    seoi2 hau4 lou5 faa3
    • aging of water pipes
  4. Cantonese
    现时最迫切要解决嘅系人口老化问题。
    現時最迫切要解決嘅係人口老化問題。
    jin6 si4 zeoi3 bik1 cit3 jiu3 gaai2 kyut3 ge3 hai6 jan4 hau2 man6 tai4.
    • For now, ageing population is the most urgent problem we need to solve.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    适老化设计
    適老化設計
    shì lǎo huà shè jì
    • elderly-oriented design