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上了年纪
shàng​le​nián​jì

to be getting on in years

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 上 shàng particleverb
    to go up
    to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place
  2. 了 le particle
    [aspect marker]
    Placed after a verb or adjective to indicate the completion of an action or a change in state.
  3. 年纪 年紀 nián​jì noun
    age
    a person's age; the number of years someone has lived