耄耋之年 mào dié zhī nián

old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)

Characters

Character Meaning
耄 mào
extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s); octogenarian
耋 dié
in one's eighties; aged
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)