中年 zhōngnián HSK2 middle age Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhōngnián middle age 中 zhōng locative middle middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time年 nián noun age a person's age or a specific stage in a person's lifezhōngnián mid-period 中 zhōng locative middle middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time年 nián noun period a period of time, an era, or a decadezhōngnián every other year 中 zhōng locative middle middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time年 nián noun year a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences