垂暮之年 chuímùzhīnián old age Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 垂暮 chuímù declining years (metaphorical) the final stages of one's life; old age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.年 nián noun age a person's age or a specific stage in a person's life