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年老力衰 — “Old and infirm”

年老力衰 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “old and infirm”. Debilitated by old age. Literally, “old in years and weak in strength”.

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年老力衰 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 年nián
  • 老lǎo
  • 力lì
  • 衰shuāi

年老力衰 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
年
nián6year or age
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
力
lì2physical strength or power
衰
shuāi10decline, weaken, or dwindle

Example Sentence with 年老力衰

爷爷虽然年老力衰,但精神矍铄,每天坚持在院子里活动。
Although Grandpa is old and infirm, he is still in good spirits and insists on exercising in the yard every day.

Idioms Related to 年老力衰

Synonyms of 年老力衰

  • nián年lǎo老tǐ体shuāi衰old and infirm

Antonyms of 年老力衰

  • 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 年老力衰

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