aged and feeble; decrepit
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
aged and feeble; decrepit; doddering
literaryA literary term, primarily used in written or poetic language to describe the frailty of old age.
Tā他
nián年
guò过
bā八
shí十
，
yǐ已
shì是
lǎo老
tài态
lóng龙
zhōng钟
。
He is over eighty and has become aged and feeble.
Kàn看
zhe着
zǔ祖
fù父
lóng龙
zhōng钟
de的
bèi背
yǐng影
，
tā他
shēn深
gǎn感
suì岁
yuè月
wú无
qíng情
。
Watching his grandfather's decrepit back, he deeply felt the ruthlessness of time.
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Shī诗
jù句
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
duì对
lóng龙
zhōng钟
wǎn晚
jǐng景
de的
gǎn感
tàn叹
。
The poem is full of lament for the decrepitude of old age.