The New Dictionary.
Search dictionary
Chinese/Dictionary entry

衰之以属

shuāi zhī yǐ shǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to treat a debility according to its nature
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-523b324c230f3798. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

衰之以屬 衰之以属 [shuai1 zhi1 yi3 shu3] /to treat a debility according to its nature/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 衰之以屬

  • 衰
    cuī

    See the full entry for source details.

    shuāi

    (bound form) to decay / to decline / to wane

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 以
    yǐ

    to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

    Yǐ

    abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yǐ sè liè]

  • 属
    shǔ

    category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute

    zhǔ

    to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.