Elderly in Chinese: 老年 (lǎo nián)
lǎo nián
elderly
Definitions
- 1elderly
- 2old age
- 3autumn of one's years
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄌㄠˇ
lǎo
ㄋㄧㄢˊ
nián
Example sentences
See 老年 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
老年人应该多运动。
lǎo nián rén yīng gāi duō yùn dòng。
Elderly people should exercise more.
Related words
年
nián
year
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
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
去年
qù nián
last year
年级
nián jí
grade
年轻
nián qīng
young
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
年龄
nián líng
(a person's) age
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
老板
lǎo bǎn
boss
老实
lǎo shi
honest
老鼠
lǎo shǔ
rat
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