age at death; died at the age of (honorific)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
age at death; the years lived by a deceased person (honorific, usually for the elderly)
honorificUsed exclusively for deceased persons as a respectful term. Never used for living people. Often followed by a specific age and 岁.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
xiǎng享
nián年
qī七
shí十
sì四
suì岁
。
This venerable old gentleman passed away at the age of seventy-four.
Mǔ母
qīn亲
xiǎng享
nián年
liù六
shí十
suì岁
，
zǒu走
de得
ān安
xiáng详
。
My mother passed away peacefully at the age of sixty.
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Nà那
wèi位
yuàn院
shì士
xiǎng享
nián年
bā八
shí十
wǔ五
suì岁
。
That academician died at the age of eighty-five.