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thoái hoá

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to degenerate Properties & StatesTheme

To lose physical, mental, or moral qualities and become worse in condition or lower in standard.

vi Những thói quen xấu có thể khiến đạo đức con người bị thoái hoá.

en Bad habits can cause a person's morals to degenerate.

Parts
thoái / hoá / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 退化 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 退化

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
退化
Candidates by syllable
thoái (退) hoá
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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thoái hóa / biến chất / xuống cấp / suy vi …
Use
suy thoái / thoái lui / tiến thoái lưỡng nan / thoái vị …
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