dài
to substitute
to act on behalf of others
to replace
generation
dynasty
age
period
(historical) era
(geological) eon
nián dài
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
age
era
period
CL:個|个[ge4]
shí dài
age
era
epoch
period (in one's life)
CL:個|个[ge4]
shì
life
age
generation
era
world
lifetime
epoch
descendant
noble
shì dài
for many generations
generation
era
age
jì
order
discipline
age
era
period
to chronicle
háng
a row
series
age order (of brothers)
profession
professional
relating to company
lǎo líng
old age
aging
aged
geriatric
the aged
zhōng nián
entire year
throughout the year
age at death
suì
classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests)
jiù
old
opposite: new 新
former
worn (with age)
xiàn dài
modern times
modern age
modern era
xìn xī huà
informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)
nián líng
(a person's) age
CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
xīn rén
new age person
new type of person
newly-wed, esp. new bride
bride and groom
xiǎng nián
to live to the (ripe) age of
shì líng
of age
of the appropriate age
lǎo huà
to age (of person or object)
becoming old
zǎo shuāi
to age prematurely
premature senescence
lǎo nián
elderly
old age
autumn of one's years
dāng dài
the present age
the contemporary era
bù huò
without doubt
with full self-confidence
forty years of age
dǐng shèng
flourishing
at its peak
a golden age
kǒu chǐ
mouth and teeth
enunciation
to articulate
diction
age (of cattle, horses etc)
bó mǔ
wife of father's elder brother
aunt
(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
CL:個|个[ge4]
shòu
long life
old age
age
life
birthday
funerary
shuāi lǎo
to age
to deteriorate with age
old and weak
hào
bright
luminous
white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)
nián xiàn
age limit
fixed number of years
xiōng zhǎng
elder brother
term of respect for a man of about the same age
yī shì
generation
period of 30 years
one's whole lifetime
lifelong
age
era
times
the whole world
the First (of numbered European kings)
lǎo dà
old age
very
eldest child in a family
leader of a group
boss
captain of a boat
leader of a criminal gang
suì shu
age (number of years old)
dà gē
eldest brother
big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself)
gang leader
boss
chūn qiū
spring and autumn
four seasons
year
a person's age
annals (used in book titles)
bái tóu xié lǎo
(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
until death do us part
líng
age
length of experience, membership etc
ā yí
maternal aunt
step-mother
childcare worker
nursemaid
woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
CL:個|个[ge4]
gēng
age
seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
seventh in order
letter "G" or roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
ancient Chinese compass point: 255°
hepta
dà shū
eldest of father's younger brothers
uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
shèng shì
a flourishing period
period of prosperity
a golden age
fǎn bǔ
to support one's parents in their old age
to show filial piety
to to repay
to return a favor
jī bì
age-old (malpractice)
long established (corrupt practices)
deeply rooted (superstition)
mó hu bù qīng
indistinct
fuzzy
blurred with age
tóng líng rén
peer
one's contemporary
person of the same age
dāng shì
the present age
in office
the current office holder
nián dài chū
beginning of an age
beginning of a decade
dǐng shèng shí qī
flourishing period
golden age
luò yè guī gēn
lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
fig. all things go back to their source eventually
in old age, an expatriate returns home
mù nián
one's declining years
old age
qiū shuāng
autumn frost
fig. white hair as sign of old age
shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn
to die of old age
to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
jīng fēng
infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms)
nián zī
age and experience
seniority
shì hūn
of marriageable age
nubile
gāo shòu
longevity
venerable age
your venerable age?
bái tóu dào lǎo
(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
until death do us part
wǎn yù
late childbirth
to have a child at a later age
jié fà
(in former times) to bind one's hair on coming of age
jī nián
for a long time
over many years
old
advanced in age
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
jīn shí jīn rì
this day and age (dialect)
wàng nián jiāo
friends despite the difference in age
chén jì
past events
relics from a former age
ruins
lǎo tài lóng zhōng
old and decrepit
senile
doddering old age
xū suì
one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived). In this system, a person's age is one year at birth, and increases by one year at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday.
as opposed to 足歲|足岁[zu2 sui4]
see also 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]
nián gēng
date and time of a person's birth
age
lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
vain regrets of old age (idiom)
yǎng ér fáng lǎo
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
Quán xīn shì
Holocene (geological period covering approx 12000 years since the last ice age)
mào dié zhī nián
old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)
lǎo qì héng qiū
old and decrepit
proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
bàn lǎo xú niáng
middle-aged but still attractive woman
lady of a certain age
dǎng líng
party standing
age of service to the Party
kāng qián shèng shì
booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
bā kǔ
the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
jiā guān
(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
yè luò guī gēn
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
dǐng shèng qī
flourishing age (of the ceremonial tripod)
golden age
zú suì
method of calculating a person's age in years from birth
see also 虛歲|虚岁[xu1 sui4]
see also 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]
qī lǎo bā shí
in one's seventies (age)
very old (of people)
zhì nǚ
little girl (of toddler age)
jí jī
to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)
fú lǎo
to admit to one's advancing years
to acquiesce to old age
wàn shì shī biǎo
model teacher of every age (idiom)
eternal paragon
refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
xú niáng bàn lǎo
middle-aged but still attractive woman
lady of a certain age
wēi jìng
dangerous situation
venerable old age
jí shèng shí qī
most flourishing period
Golden Age
shí suì
method of calculating a person's age in years from birth
see also 虛歲|虚岁[xu1 sui4]
see also 足歲|足岁[zu2 sui4]
jiǔ líng
age of wine (i.e. how long it has been matured)
xiá líng
advanced age
longevity
long life
mù jǐng
an evening scene
fig. one's old age
yú xù
vestigial residue
a throwback (to a former age)
yú xù
vestigial residue
a throwback (to a former age)
lāng dāng
more or less
or so (of approx age or number)
and so on
háng bèi
generation and age ranking
seniority
shí
time (old form of 时|時)
season
era
age
period
zuò mǎn yuè
to celebrate a child reaching the age of one month
qióng dāng yì jiān , lǎo dāng yì zhuàng
poor but ambition, old but vigorous (idiom); robust and determined to hold one's position despite poverty and old age
mào qī
to have reached the age of eighty or ninety
hào shǒu cāng yán
white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
mào líng
old age
eighties, nineties, or greater (of age)
āi jiān r
in rapid succession (of children, close in age)
shoulder-to-shoulder
quán xīn jì
holocene
period since the last ice age
dāng shì guàn
the foremost person of his age
unequalled
a leading light
dāng shì zhī guàn
the foremost person of his age
unequalled
a leading light
zhì nǚ
little girl (of toddler age)
chén huà
to age
to mature (wine, timber etc)
bàn lǎo Xú niáng
middle-aged but still attractive woman
lady of a certain age
xiōng tái
brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
Guó mín Nián jīn Bǎo xiǎn
(Tw) old age pension
citizens' annuity
nǚ dà bù zhōng liú
when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
lǎo bàng shēng zhū
lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
fig. everything has its ancestral home
in old age, an expatriate returns home
kōng sǎo
married stewardess of mature age
Qīng tóng qì Shí dài
the Bronze Age
also written 青銅時代|青铜时代[Qing1 tong2 Shi2 dai4]
sī chūn qī
age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex
puberty
xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
Xú niáng bàn lǎo
middle-aged but still attractive woman
lady of a certain age
pò guā
(of a girl) to lose one's virginity
to deflower a virgin
to reach the age of 16
(of a man) to reach the age of 64
shòu zhōng
to die of old age
to live to a ripe old age
(fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service)
chéng dīng
(of a male) to come of age
an adult male
xīn dīng
new addition to a family (i.e. a birth)
a boy who has just come of age
(in a job etc) newcomer
novice
shī nǎi
married woman of mature age