年迈

年邁
niánmài
adjective HSK 7-9 #23,963

Meanings

  1. 1 aged; elderly; advanced in years

Characters

Literally 'years advancing' - having progressed far along in age. A respectful, literary way to describe old age.

Examples

HSK 4
Niánmài de lǎorén dúzì zhù zài shānlǐ.
The elderly man lives alone in the mountains.
HSK 7-9
Tā de fùmǔ niánmài tǐruò, xūyào rén zhàogù.
His parents are elderly and frail, and need someone to look after them.

Tips

register
年迈 is more formal and literary than (lǎo). In everyday conversation, you'd say 爸妈, but in writing or formal speech, 年迈 sounds more respectful. It's often paired with 体弱 (frail) in the set phrase 年迈体弱.

Stroke Order

nián
mài