耳顺之年
ěr​shùn​zhī​nián

sixty years of age

  1. 耳顺 耳順 ěr​shùn
    to be sixty years old
    (literary) Used as a term for sixty years of age, based on a passage in the "Analects" describing a stage of life where one's hearing is attuned to the truth; often used in the phrase 耳顺之年 ěr​shùn​zhī​nián
  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