Chinese

中年

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
middle-aged
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 6

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Lineage

  • characterChinese中 “middle; center”
  • characterChinese年 “year (in generic contexts)”
    • meaningChinese禾 “grain; cereal”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”

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