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中年 (zhōng nián): Middle age (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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中 • zhōng • center, middle, among; China • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zhōng中

center, middle, among; China

年 • nián • year • HSK 3.0 · L1
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nián年

year

Word Info

Pinyinzhōng nián
Meaningmiddle age
Characters2
HSK3.0 Level 4
SyntaxNoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 中年.

Words with 中
  • 中午zhōng wǔmidday
  • 中国zhōng guóChina
  • 中学zhōng xuémiddle school
  • 中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student
  • 高中gāo zhōngsenior high school
  • 中文zhōng wénChinese [written language]
  • 中间zhōng jiānmiddle
  • 初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
Words with 年
  • 今年jīn niánthis year
  • 明年míng niánnext year
  • 去年qù niánlast year
  • 过年guò niánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
前年
qián nián
the year before last
  • 后年hòu niánthe year after next
  • 年级nián jí(school) year/grade
  • 年轻nián qīngyoung
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 中年

    tā他
    shì是
    yí一
    wèi位
    shì事
    yè业
    yǒu有
    chéng成
    de的
    zhōng中
    nián年
    nán男
    rén人
    。
    He is a successful middle-aged man.
    zhè这
    kuǎn款
    xīn新
    yìng应
    yòng用
    bù不
    jǐn仅
    fú俘
    huò获
    le
    zài在
    bù步
    rù入
    zhōng中
    nián年
    hòu后
    ，
    tā他
    kāi开
    了
    nián年
    qīng轻
    yòng用
    hù户
    ，
    hái还
    chéng成
    gōng功
    xī吸
    yǐn引
    le了
    zhōng中
    nián年
    shì市
    chǎng场
    。
    This new app not only captured young users but also successfully attracted the middle-aged market.
    shǐ
    始
    chóng重
    xīn新
    shěn审
    shì视
    zì自
    jǐ己
    de的
    rén人
    shēng生
    mù目
    biāo标
    hé和
    jià价
    zhí值
    guān观
    。
    After entering middle age, he began to re-examine his life goals and values.