"To decay" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 凋零 | diāo líng | withered / wilted / to wither / to fade / to decay |   |
| 衰败 | shuāi bài | to decline / to wane / to decay / to deteriorate | |
| 陨落 | yǔn luò | to fall down / to decay / to fall from the sky / to die | |
| 腐化 | fǔ huà | to rot / to decay / to become corrupt | |
| 颓败 | tuí bài | to decay / to decline / to become corrupt | |
| 衰 |  shuāi | (bound form) to decay / to decline / to wane | |
