朽坏

tā men xiǎng bàn fǎ zǔ zhǐ zhè gǔ lǎo jiàn zhù de xiǔ huài

他们想办法阻止这古老建筑的朽坏。

They figured out a way to stop the decay of the ancient building.

gǔ jiù de zhǐ zhāng huì bèi bǎo cún zhí zhì xiǔ huài

古旧的纸张会被保存直至朽坏。

Old papers will be stored until it rots.