Chinese–English
老年
lǎo nián · lao nian
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- elderly
- old age
- autumn of one's years
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The characters
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lǎo
年prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people)
nián
year; CL:個|个[gè]
Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.
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