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垂暮之年
chuí​mù​zhī​nián

old age

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 垂暮 chuí​mù
    declining years
    (metaphorical) the final stages of one's life; old age
  2. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  3. 年 nián noun
    age
    a person's age or a specific stage in a person's life