to be getting on in years; to be of the older generation
trad. 上了年紀
Also written 上了年紀【shàng le nián jì】
Characters in this word
4上
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used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- Pinyin
- shǎng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 61 of 2500
了
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(completed action marker), (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now), (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
- Pinyin
- le
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 4 of 2500
年
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surname Nian
- Pinyin
- Nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 249 of 2500
纪
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surname Ji, also pr. [Ji4]
- Pinyin
- Jǐ
- Traditional
- 紀
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 35724 of 2500