耄耋之年 mào dié zhī nián

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

耄 mào elderly person; very old, senile
耋 dié aged; in one's eighties
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age