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ten-day period; ten-year period
Meanings
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ten-day period in a month
Used to divide a month into three parts, each approximately ten days.
The weather was very clear in the first ten days of this month.
We have an important exam in the last ten days of the month.
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The temperature is usually quite stable in the middle ten days of the month.
After twenty days of hard work, results were finally achieved.
We plan to travel to Beijing in the last ten days of the month.
measure word
ten-year period (of a person's age)
Used as a measure word for age, indicating a period of ten years.
My grandfather is already over seventy years old.
This eighty-year-old man still insists on exercising every day.
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His grandmother is celebrating her sixtieth birthday this year.
The ninety-year-old elders in the village have witnessed many historical changes.
After turning fifty, he decided to retire and enjoy life.