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

Tā shì gōngsī lǐ shǎoyǒu de dàlíng chéngxùyuán.
She's one of the few older programmers at the company.
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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