中年人

zhōngniánrén
noun #28,345

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 middle-aged person
  2. 2 person in middle age

Examples

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhōngniánrén zài dǎ tàijíquán.
There are many middle-aged people practicing tai chi in the park.
Tā shì yī gè diǎnxíng de zhōngniánrén, shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo.
He is a typical middle-aged person, caring for both elderly parents and young children.

Tips

culture
中年人 in Chinese society often refers to people in their 40s–50s who face the pressure of (elderly parents above, young children below). This phrase captures the sandwich generation experience common in China.

Stroke Order

zhōng
nián
rén