高
龄

Elderly in Chinese: 高龄 (gāo líng)

gāo líng

elderly

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 高齡1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1elderly

Stroke order

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高
龄

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄍㄠ

gāo

ㄍ/ gㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄥˊ

líng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

高龄

Simplified

高齡

Traditional

Example sentences

See 高龄 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我爷爷已经是九十岁的高龄了。

    wǒ yé ye yǐ jīng shì jiǔ shí suì de gāo líng le。

    My grandfather is already at the advanced age of ninety.

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Related words

高

gāo

high

高兴

gāo xìng

happy

提高

tí gāo

to raise

高级

gāo jí

high level

年龄

nián líng

(a person's) age

高档

gāo dàng

superior quality

高速

gāo sù

high speed

高中

gāo zhōng

senior high school

跳高

tiào gāo

high jump (athletics)

高潮

gāo cháo

high tide

高价

gāo jià

high price

高尚

gāo shàng

noble

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