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Jyutping lou5 nin4
Pinyin lǎo nián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. elderly
  2. old age
  3. autumn of one's years
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    人​老​嗰​陣​嘅​總​稱
    old age; seniority
    • 老年人
      老年人
      lou5 nin4 jan4
      Elderly
    • 老年生活
      老年生活
      lou5 nin4 sang1 wut6
      Elderly life
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    old age; autumn years
    (syn.) 夕陽, 暮年, 餘年, 白頭, 余年, 遲暮, 皓首, 尾梢, 夕阳, 食老, 晚年, 白头, 老年期, 迟暮, 衰年
  2. adv, literary
    in former times
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #341
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我家里有个老年人突然倒在地上,大概是中风了。
    我家裏有個老年人突然倒在地上,大概是中風了。
    wǒ jiā lǐ yǒu gè lǎo nián rén tū rán dǎo zài dì shàng , dà gài shì zhòng fēng le 。
    • An elderly person in my family suddenly fell to the ground; he likely suffered a stroke.
  2. Mandarin
    这次跑步比赛,三十五岁以下(包括三十五岁)的人参加青年组;三十六岁到五十岁的人参加中年组;五十一岁以上的人参加老年组。
    這次跑步比賽,三十五歲以下(包括三十五歲)的人蔘加青年組;三十六歲到五十歲的人蔘加中年組;五十一歲以上的人蔘加老年組。
    zhè cì pǎo bù bǐ sài , sān shí wǔ suì yǐ xià ( bāo kuò sān shí wǔ suì ) de rén shēn jiā qīng nián zǔ ; sān shí liù suì dào wǔ shí suì de rén shēn jiā zhōng nián zǔ ; wǔ shí yī suì yǐ shàng de rén shēn jiā lǎo nián zǔ 。
    • 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.
  3. Mandarin
    我的父母告诉我, 必须尊重老年人。
    我的父母告訴我, 必須尊重老年人。
    wǒ de fù mǔ gào sù wǒ , bì xū zūn zhòng lǎo nián rén 。
    • My parents told me that I need to respect old people.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    老年人
    老年人
    lou5 nin4 jan4
    • Elderly
  2. Cantonese
    老年生活
    老年生活
    lou5 nin4 sang1 wut6
    • Elderly life
  3. Cantonese
    老年
    老年
    lou5 nin4
    • old age
  4. Cantonese
    人到老年冇仔冇女就会好落寞。
    人到老年冇仔冇女就會好落寞。
    jan4 dou3 lou5 nin4 mou5 zai2 mou5 neoi5 zau6 wui5 hou2 lok6 mok6.
    • People with no children will become lonely and dejected when they get older.
  5. Cantonese
    呢个广告嘅受众系老年人。
    呢個廣告嘅受眾係老年人。
    lei1 go3 gwong2 gou3 ge3 sau6 zung3 hai6 lou5 nin4 jan4.
    • The audience of this advertisement is the elderly.
Examples (None)
  1. 巴金:「据说老年人对《望乡》持反对态度的多,我已经踏进了七十五岁的门槛,可是我很喜欢这部电影,我认为这是一部好电影。」
    巴金:「據説老年人對《望鄉》持反對態度的多,我已經踏進了七十五歲的門檻,可是我很喜歡這部電影,我認為這是一部好電影。」
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    对老年人来说,养成良好的起居习惯,尤其是早睡早起,比获得任何财富更加宝贵。
    對老年人來説,養成良好的起居習慣,尤其是早睡早起,比獲得任何財富更加寶貴。
    duì lǎo nián rén lái shuō , yǎng chéng liáng hǎo de qǐ jū xí guàn , yóu qí shì zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ , bǐ huò dé rèn hé cái fù gèng jiā bǎo guì .
    • To the elderly, building good daily life habits, especially being early to bed and early to rise, is more treasured than the attainment of any material wealth.
  2. Mandarin
    潮州话是泰国华社的强势汉语方言,泰国华人,特别是中老年华人,无论祖籍是否为广东潮汕地区,通常都会说潮州话,有的甚至不会说自己祖籍地的方言,只说潮州话。
    潮州話是泰國華社的強勢漢語方言,泰國華人,特別是中老年華人,無論祖籍是否為廣東潮汕地區,通常都會説潮州話,有的甚至不會説自己祖籍地的方言,只説潮州話。
    cháo zhōu huà shì tài guó huá shè de qiáng shì hàn yǔ fāng yán , tài guó huá rén , tè bié shì zhōng lǎo nián huá rén , wú lùn zǔ jí shì fǒu wéi guǎng dōng cháo shàn dì qū , tōng cháng dōu huì shuō cháo zhōu huà , yǒu de shèn zhì bù huì shuō zì jǐ zǔ jí dì de fāng yán , zhǐ shuō cháo zhōu huà .
    • Teochew is the dominant Chinese dialect within the Chinese community of Thailand. Thai Chinese, especially the middle-aged and elderly, are often able to speak Teochew regardless of whether their ancestral hometowns are located in the Chaoshan region of Guangdong or not. Some are even unable to speak the dialects of their ancestral hometowns, speaking only Teochew.
  3. Mandarin
    中老年疾病
    中老年疾病
    zhōng lǎo nián jí bìng
    • diseases affecting the middle-aged and elderly
  4. Mandarin
    中老年表情包
    中老年表情包
    zhōng lǎo nián biǎo qíng bāo
    • sticker/emoji pack tailored to the middle- and old-aged (humorous, pejorative)
  5. Mandarin
    青年人不比我们弱。老年人有经验,当然强,但生理机能在逐渐退化,眼睛耳朵不那么灵了,手脚也不如青年敏捷,这是自然规律。
    青年人不比我們弱。老年人有經驗,當然強,但生理機能在逐漸退化,眼睛耳朵不那麼靈了,手腳也不如青年敏捷,這是自然規律。
    qīng nián rén bù bǐ wǒ men ruò . lǎo nián rén yǒu jīng yàn , dāng rán qiáng , dàn shēng lǐ jī néng zài zhú jiàn tuì huà , yǎn jing ěr duo bù nà me líng le , shǒu jiǎo yě bù rú qīng nián mǐn jié , zhè shì zì rán guī lǜ .
    • The young are not our inferiors. Old people have more experience, which of course is a strong point, but on the other hand their physical powers are declining, their eyesight and hearing are not so sharp as before and their limbs not so agile as those of the young. This is a law of nature.