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年老体弱 — “Old and weak”

年老体弱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “old and weak”. Aged and infirm; decrepit. Literally, “old and weak in body”.

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年老体弱 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 年nián
  • 老lǎo
  • 体tǐ
  • 弱ruò

年老体弱 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
年
nián6year or age
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
体
tǐ7body, form, experience, system
弱
ruò10weak, feeble, delicate

Example Sentence with 年老体弱

这位老人年老体弱,需要大家的帮助和关心。
This elderly person is old and frail and needs everyone's help and care.

Idioms Related to 年老体弱

Synonyms of 年老体弱

  • nián年lǎo老tǐ体shuāi衰old and infirm

Antonyms of 年老体弱

  • nián年fù富lì力qiáng强young, vigorous, and in the prime of life

More idioms starting with 年

  • nián年fēng丰suì岁rěn稔a year of abundant harvest
  • nián年fēng丰shí时rěn稔a bountiful year with abundant crops
  • nián年jiǔ久shī失xiū修dilapidated due to prolonged disuse
  • nián年jiǔ久rì日shēn深deeply rooted over a long time
  • nián年shì事yǐ已gāo高advanced in years
  • nián年huá华chuí垂mù暮approaching old age
  • nián年huá华xū虚dù度waste one's prime years idly
  • nián年zhuàng壮qì气ruì锐young, vigorous, and sharp-witted
  • nián年fù复yī一nián年year after year
  • nián年tóu头yuè月wěi尾the entire year
  • nián年shào少wú无zhī知young and ignorant

Questions about 年老体弱

What does 年老体弱 mean?
年老体弱 (nián lǎo tǐ ruò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “old and weak”.
How do you pronounce 年老体弱?
年老体弱 is pronounced nián lǎo tǐ ruò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 年老体弱 literally mean?
Literally, 年老体弱 means “old and weak in body”. It is used to mean “old and weak”.
What is the Chinese definition of 年老体弱?
指衰老的人
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