chuí
lǎo

literary

Meaning of 垂老

垂老 means to approach old age; to be growing old. Pronounced chuí lǎo.

  • to approach old age; to be growing old

Definitions & Examples

nián
jìn
shí
 
shì
chuí
lǎo
zhī
nián
 

He is nearly seventy, already in the years approaching old age.

Chuí
lǎo
duō
bìng
 
xíng
dòng
biàn便
 

Growing old and suffering from many illnesses, his movements are inconvenient.

Shī
rén
xià
de
chuí
lǎo
xíng
xiàng
 
chōng
mǎn
le
duì
shí
guāng
liú
shì
de
gǎn
kǎi
 

The image of approaching old age in the poet's writing is filled with sentiment for the passage of time.

Jǐn
guǎn
chuí
lǎo
 
réng
bǎo
chí
zhe
duì
shēng
huó
de
qíng
 

Despite growing old, he still maintains his enthusiasm for life.

Zhè
xiǎo
shuō
miáo
xiě
le
wèi
chuí
lǎo
jiāng
jūn
de
wǎn
nián
xīn
jìng
 

This novel depicts the state of mind of an old general in his twilight years.