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老年
Traditional Chinese
老年
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
lǎo nián
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
lou5 nin4
Short definition old age
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions elderlyCdict iconMDBG iconAdso icon / old ageMDBG icon / autumn of one's yearsMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: elderly
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: elderly; old age; autumn of one's years
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: elderly; agedness; anecdotage; eld; geriatric; gerontism; hoariness; old-age; senium
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: elderly'
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这次(zhè cì) now
跑步(pǎo bù) to run
比赛(bǐ sài) match
(sān) 3
十五岁(shíwǔsuì)
以下(yǐ xià) below
包括(bāo kuò) to include
(sān) 3
十五岁(shíwǔsuì)
(dedì) of
人参加(rén cān jiā) people to participate in
青年(qīng nián) the young
(zǔ) team
三十六(sān shí liù) 36
(suì) (a measure word)
(dào) to go
五十岁的( wǔ shí suì de) quinquagenary
人参加(rén cān jiā) people to participate in
中年(zhōng nián) middle age
(zǔ) team
(wǔ) five
十一岁( shí yī suì)
(yǐ) with
(shàng) upper
(dedì) of
人参加(rén cān jiā) people to participate in
老年(lǎo nián) old age
(zǔ) team

For this race, people under the age of 35 (including 35) join the young people's group; people from 36 to 50 years old join the middle-aged group and people 51 or over join the elderly group.

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