大龄

大齡
dàlíng
adjective #34,130

Meanings

  1. 1 older than the typical age (for marriage, schooling, employment, etc.)
  2. 2 of an advanced age relative to a peer group

Examples

HSK 5
Tā shì gōngsī lǐ shǎoyǒu de dàlíng chéngxùyuán.
She's one of the few older programmers at the company.
HSK 7-9
Dàlíng dānshēn qīngnián de hūnliàn wèntí chéng le shèhuì huàtí.
The marriage prospects of older single young adults have become a social topic.

Tips

culture
大龄青年 ('older young person') and 大龄剩女 are loaded social terms in mainland China - typically applied to unmarried women over 28-30. The phrase reflects strong family pressure around marriage timing and is widely debated.

Stroke Order

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