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