094 Age 年龄 (niánlíng)

life
lifetime
infancy, early childhood
childhood
youth, childhood, at young age
youth
prime of life
(formal) 30 years of age
(formal) 40 years of age
old age
for the rest of one’s life
lifelong
all one’s life
euphemism for ‘die’
(usually of the dead) all one’s life
age group
length of service, working year
(Chinese Communist) party standing

1 一生 [-] yīshēng (whole-life) life: 人的~ a person’s life || 度过~ spend one’s life || 短短的~ a short life '
2 一辈子 [-輩-] yībèizi (one-generation) lifetime: 等~ wait for a lifetime || ~忘不了 can’t forget for a lifetime '
3 幼年 [-] yòunián (young-year) infancy, early childhood: 在 ~时in early childhood '
4 童年 [-] tóngnián (child-year) childhood: 度过~ spend childhood || ~时 代 childhood '
5 小时候 [-時-] xiǎoshíhòu (young-time) youth, childhood, at young age: ~很聪明 brilliant at young age || ~的事情 things that happened at young age || ~的朋友 friends from younger age '
6 青春 [-] qīngchūn (young-spring/age) youth: 浪费 (làngfèi) ~ wasted youth || 贡献 (gòngxiàn) ~ distributed youth || 美好的~ beautiful youth '
7 英年 [-] yīngnián (splendid-year) prime of life: ~早逝 die at a young age '
8 而立之年 [-] érlìzhīnián (hence-independent-’s-year) (formal) 30 years of age: 他已经到了~, 可是还是依靠父母. He is over 30 years old but still relies on his parents. '
9 不惑之年 [-] búhuòzhīnián (not-bewildered-’s-year) (formal) 40 years of age: 我们都进入~了, 不再年轻了. We are all in our 40s, not young any more. '
10 晚年 [-] wǎnnián (late-year) old age: ~生活 later life '
11 有生之年 [-] yǒushēngzhīnián (have-life-’s-year) for the rest of one’s life: 邓小平早年去过香港, 可是晚年以后, 他希望在~再去一次香港, 可 惜他在香港回归中国之前就去世了. Deng Xiaoping visited Hong Kong at an early age, but later in his life, he hoped to visit Hong Kong again. Unfortunately, he died before Hong Kong returned to China. '
12 终身 [終-] zhōngshēn (end-life) lifelong: ~大事 great event in one’s life (usu. referring to marriage) || ~辛苦 (xīnkǔ) lifelong hard work || ~的追求 lifelong pursuit '
13 平生 [-]píngshēng (complete-life) all one’s life: 他对别人很客气, ~ 没有一个敌人. He has been nice to others in all his life, so he does not have any foe. '
14 百年 [-] bǎinián (100-year) euphemism for ‘die’: 我~之后, 不要搞任何 纪念活动. After I die, do not hold any commemorative activity. 271 '
15 生平 [-]shēngpíng (life-complete) (usually of the dead) all one’s life: 邓 小平同志~ Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s life '
16 年龄段 [-齡-] niánlíngduàn (age-period) age group: 那个~的孩子很多. There are many kids in that age group. '
17 工龄 [-齡] gōnglíng (work-year) length of service, working year: 她有 五十年的~. She has 50 years of service. '
18 党龄 [黨齡] dǎnglíng (party-year) (Chinese Communist) party standing: 中华人民共和国名誉主席宋庆龄的~只有十五天. Honorary President of the People’s Republic of China, Soong Ching-ling (Madame Sun Yat-sen) had a 15-day party standing. '

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