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中年 zhōngnián middle age

怎么记住“中年”: 中 middle + 年 year = middle age.

  • HSK 4 级
  • 词语

汉字

用法

  • 中年 (zhōngnián) means middle age, roughly the 40s-50s, and is used as a noun or attributively: 中年人 (zhōngnián rén) - a middle-aged person.
  • It sits between 青年 (qīngnián, youth) and 老年 (lǎonián, old age) in the standard Chinese three-stage life division, a set that's useful to learn together.
  • Common collocation: 人到中年 (rén dào zhōngnián) - when a person reaches middle age - a set phrase often used to introduce reflections on life.