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年老体衰 — “Old and infirm”

年老体衰 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “old and infirm”. Aged and weak. Literally, “aged and physically weak”.

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年老体衰 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 年nián
  • 老lǎo
  • 体tǐ
  • 衰shuāi

年老体衰 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
年
nián6year or age
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
体
tǐ7body, form, experience, system
衰
shuāi10decline, weaken, or dwindle

Example Sentence with 年老体衰

爷爷年老体衰,行动变得有些缓慢,需要家人多加照护。
Grandpa is old and infirm, and his movements have become a bit slow, requiring more care from his family.

Idioms Related to 年老体衰

Synonyms of 年老体衰

  • nián年lǎo老lì力shuāi衰old and infirm

Antonyms of 年老体衰

  • nián年qīng轻lì力zhuàng壮young and strong

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fù富lì力qiáng强young, vigorous, and in the prime of life
  • nián年shào少wú无zhī知young and ignorant

Questions about 年老体衰

What does 年老体衰 mean?
年老体衰 (nián lǎo tǐ shuāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “old and infirm”.
How do you pronounce 年老体衰?
年老体衰 is pronounced nián lǎo tǐ shuāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 年老体衰 literally mean?
Literally, 年老体衰 means “aged and physically weak”. It is used to mean “old and infirm”.
What is the Chinese definition of 年老体衰?
年事已高,身体衰弱
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