dié
耋
seventy or eighty years old; old age
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the age of seventy or eighty; advanced old age
literaryA literary term used to describe elderly people, typically those in their seventies or eighties. Most commonly appears in the compound 耄耋.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
suī虽
yǐ已
jiè届
mào耄
dié耋
zhī之
nián年
，
réng仍
jīng精
shén神
jué矍
shuò铄
。
Although this elderly man is already in his eighties, he remains hale and hearty.
Zhè这
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
suī虽
yǐ已
nián年
jiè届
dié耋
shòu寿
，
réng仍
jiān坚
chí持
měi每
rì日
yán研
jiū究
。
Though this scholar has reached the age of seventy, he still insists on researching every day.
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mào耄
dié耋
zhī之
nián年
the advanced age of seventy to ninety