spend one's remaining years; live out one's life
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to spend one's remaining years until death; to live out one's old age in a particular place
Typically used with locations (hometown, mountains, etc.) to indicate where someone spends their final years. Often carries a sense of permanence or finality.
Tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
huí回
dào到
gù故
xiāng乡
zhōng终
lǎo老
。
He chose to return to his hometown to live out his final years.
Shī诗
rén人
jué决
dìng定
zhōng终
lǎo老
shān山
lín林
，
bù不
zài再
guò过
wèn问
shì世
shì事
。
The poet decided to spend his final years in the mountains, no longer concerning himself with worldly affairs.
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Xǔ许
duō多
rén人
mèng梦
xiǎng想
zài在
yī一
gè个
níng宁
jìng静
de的
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
zhōng终
lǎo老
。
Many people dream of ending their days in a quiet small town.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
piāo漂
bó泊
sì四
fāng方
，
wǎn晚
nián年
zhōng终
yú于
dé得
yǐ以
zhōng终
lǎo老
gù故
xiāng乡
。
He wandered everywhere in his youth, and in his later years finally got to spend his old age in his hometown.