中年

zhōng nián · zhong nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. middle age

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01

中(zhōng)年(nián)人(rén)在(zài)工(gōng)作(zuò)和(hé)家(jiā)庭(tíng)之(zhī)间(jiān)常(cháng)常(cháng)感(gǎn)到(dào)压(yā)力(lì)。

Middle-aged people often feel pressure between work and family.

02

他(tā)到(dào)了(le)中(zhōng)年(nián)才(cái)开(kāi)始(shǐ)学(xué)画(huà)画(huà)。

He only started learning to paint in middle age.

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