花甲之年
huā​jiǎ​zhī​nián

sixty years of age

  1. 花甲 huā​jiǎ
    sixty-year cycle
    The traditional sixty-year cycle of the Chinese calendar, based on the combination of the ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches
  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