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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

上年纪 [shàngniánji]
  1. 1. verb get old
    妈妈上了年纪,视力下降了。
    Mum's getting old – her eyesight is failing.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

上年纪 [shàngniánji]
  1. 1. be getting on in years; be stricken in years
    奶奶上了年纪,腿脚不那么灵便了。
    Granny is stricken in years and isn't so surefooted as before.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

上年纪 [shàngniánji]
  1. 1. 年老
    上年纪的人行动不方便。

Examples

I'm old and I have a bad hurt, it's dangerous for me to do such things.
上年纪了,还受过很严重的伤,做这种事情是很危险的。

Word Decomposition


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