Nián jìn érlì de tā cídiào le gōngzuò, chóngxīn kāishǐ xué huàhuà.
Nearly thirty, she quit her job and started learning to paint again.
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From 《论语·为政》, where Confucius says 三十而立, "at thirty I stood firm". Each milestone in that passage became a name for an age: 而立 30, 不惑 40, 知天命 50, 耳顺 60.