HSK 2 · Life stages

老年

lǎo nián

old age; elderly

Stroke order of 老年

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

老 · 6 strokes 年 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

老 is a hunched old person leaning on a cane; 年 is the years.

Parts: 老 old + 年 years

The characters in 老年

老 lǎo — old (6 strokes)
年 nián — year (6 strokes)

Example sentence

爷爷现在已经是老年了。

Grandpa is already in old age now.

Words with 老

老人old person 老师teacher 老old 老朋友old friend 老是always (complaining)老太太old lady 老头儿old man 老百姓ordinary people 老板boss

Words with 年

年year 今年this year 明年next year 去年last year 新年New Year 半年half a year 青年youth; young people 少年teenager; juvenile 青少年teenagers; young people 中年middle age 年轻young 周年anniversary 前年the year before last 全年the whole year 年级grade; year (in school)过年to celebrate the New Year 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year

More words: Life stages

青年youth; young people 少年teenager; juvenile 青少年teenagers; young people 中年middle age 年轻young 长大to grow up 小时候in childhood 从小since childhood 一生all one's life 出生to be born 生to give birth; to be born; raw 日子day; life; days 生活life; to live 家庭family; household 家长parent; head of family 全家the whole family

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