老年

lǎo nián

CL 位 wèi 个 gè

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. elderly
2. autumn of one's years

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 壮年 zhuàng nián 壮年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years 老年指老年阶段，壮年指壮年阶段: lit. robust years

Related words

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• 晚年 wǎn nián 晚年 wǎn nián one's later years 老年强调年龄阶段，晚年强调生命最后时期: one's later years
• 老龄 lǎo líng 老龄 lǎo líng aging 老龄常用于社会、人口话题，老年更通用: aging

Usage notes

Collocations

老年常与“人”搭配成“老年人”，而较少单独使用。

Common mistakes

注意：不能说“他很老年”，应该用“他年纪大”或“他是老年人”。

Example Sentences

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我爷爷进入了 老年 ，需要更多的照顾。

My grandpa has entered old age and needs more care.

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Words Containing 老年

• 中老年人 中老年人 zhōng lǎo nián rén: middle-aged and elderly people
• 老年人 老年人 lǎo nián rén: the elderly
• 老年性痴呆症 老年性痴呆症 lǎo nián xìng chī dāi zhèng: senile dementia
• 老年痴呆 老年痴呆 lǎo nián chī dāi: senile dementia
• 老年痴呆症 老年痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng: senile dementia

Child Words of 老年

• 年 年 nián: year
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity