How to say “old age” in Chinese
old age
“Old age” in Chinese is 老年, lǎo nián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
老年 is read lǎo nián: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “老年”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 老年. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公园里有很多老年人。gōngyuánliyǒuhěnduōlǎoniánrénThere are lots of elderly people in the park.
- 老年人占社区居民的三分之一。lǎoniánrénzhànshèqūjūmíndesānfēnzhīyīOlder people make up a third of the neighborhood's residents.
- 老年人占居民的一半lǎoniánrénzhànjūmíndeyíbànOlder people make up half of the residents.
- 老年人的比例越来越高lǎoniánréndebǐlìyuèláiyuègāoThe share of elderly people keeps growing.
More words from the lesson “From childhood to old age”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “old age” in Chinese?
“Old age” in Chinese is 老年, pinyin lǎonián.
What does 老年 mean?
老年 (lǎonián) means “old age”.
How do you write 老年?
老年 is 2 characters: 老 (lǎo) — old, respected; 年 (nián) — year. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 老年?
老年 is read lǎonián. Tones: lǎo — third tone, nián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“old age” in the lesson “From childhood to old age”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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