风烛残年 fēng zhú cán nián

one's late days; to have one foot in the grave

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 57988th word

Definitions

  1. 1. one's late days
  2. 2. to have one foot in the grave

Characters

Character Meaning
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
烛 zhú HSK 6
candle; (literary) to illuminate
残 cán HSK 6
incomplete; disabled; remnant
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)