hunchbacked; stooped; bent with age
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be hunchbacked; to stoop; to walk with a bent back
literaryLiterary term describing a stooped posture, typically due to old age, illness, or physical labor. Often carries a connotation of frailty or the passage of time.
Lǎo老
rén人
yǔ伛
lǚ偻
zhe着
shēn身
zi子
，
màn慢
màn慢
de地
zǒu走
jìn进
yuàn院
zi子
。
The old man walked slowly into the courtyard, his body stooped with age.
Cháng长
nián年
lěi累
yuè月
de的
láo劳
zuò作
shǐ使
tā他
yǔ伛
lǚ偻
。
Years of hard labor had left him hunchbacked.
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Tā他
yǔ伛
lǚ偻
de的
bèi背
yǐng影
zài在
xī夕
yáng阳
zhōng中
xiǎn显
de得
gé格
wài外
gū孤
dú独
。
His stooped silhouette looked especially lonely in the setting sun.