remaining years; life after disaster
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
remaining years of one's life; one's final years
literaryA literary and somewhat poignant term referring to the twilight years of life.
Tā他
yǐ已
kàn看
tòu透
hóng红
chén尘
，
zhǐ只
xiǎng想
píng平
jìng静
de地
dù度
guò过
cán残
shēng生
。
He has seen through the vanity of the world and only wants to spend his remaining years in peace.
Lǎo老
rén人
wéi唯
yī一
de的
yuàn愿
wàng望
jiù就
shì是
hé和
ér儿
sūn孙
men们
yī一
qǐ起
ān安
dù度
cán残
shēng生
。
The old man's only wish is to spend the rest of his life peacefully with his children and grandchildren.
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Zhè这
wèi位
gōng功
xūn勋
lǎo老
jiàng将
jué决
dìng定
guī归
yǐn隐
tián田
yuán园
，
liǎo了
cǐ此
cán残
shēng生
。
This meritorious veteran decided to retire to the countryside to end his remaining days.
noun
life that has been narrowly preserved; survival after catastrophe
literaryRefers to life spared during or after a great disaster, often implying fragility and gratitude.
Jīng经
lì历
nà那
chǎng场
kōng空
nàn难
，
tā他
de的
cán残
shēng生
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
zài在
gǎn感
ēn恩
zhōng中
dù度
guò过
。
After surviving that plane crash, his life since has been spent in daily gratitude.
Tā她
shì是
nà那
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
wéi为
shù数
bù不
duō多
de的
jié劫
hòu后
cán残
shēng生
。
She is one of the few survivors of that war.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
dà大
bìng病
ràng让
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cán残
shēng生
mí弥
zú足
zhēn珍
guì贵
。
This serious illness made him feel that his preserved life is extremely precious.