七老八十 — “Describing someone who is very old”
七老八十 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing someone who is very old”. Typically referring to people in their seventies or eighties.
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七老八十 Pronunciation and Pinyin
七老八十 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 七老八十
爷爷奶奶虽然已经七老八十了，身体依然很硬朗。
Although Grandpa and Grandma are already well on in years, they are still in good health.
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Antonyms of 七老八十
More idioms starting with 七
- qī七qī七bā八bā八more or less; in bits and pieces
- qī七shàng上bā八xià下agitated and restless
- qī七shàng上bā八luò落agitated and unsettled
- qī七le了bā八dāng当Everything is properly arranged and settled
- qī七shì事bā八shì事numerous and jumbled matters
- qī七dào倒bā八wāi歪in complete disarray
- qī七shí十èr二biàn变numerous and varied transformations
- qī七shí十èr二háng行all trades and professions
- qī七kǒu口bā八zuǐ嘴many people talking at once
- qī七zuǐ嘴bā八zhāng张many people talking at once
- qī七zuǐ嘴bā八shé舌many people talking at once
- qī七dà大bā八xiǎo小of varying or uneven sizes
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What does 七老八十 mean?
七老八十 (qī lǎo bā shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing someone who is very old”.
How do you pronounce 七老八十?
七老八十 is pronounced qī lǎo bā shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 七老八十?
形容年纪很大。