Definition
享年 is a formal euphemism used in obituaries and announcements to indicate the age at which an elderly person passed away. It is a verb-object compound (享 'enjoy' + 年 'years') and is always followed by the age, often with 岁. It is not used for young people or in casual conversation.
v.o.
to pass away at the age of (formal, used in obituaries for the elderly)
Examples
- 享年。Tā xiǎng nián bā shí bā suì.He passed away at the age of 88.
- 享年。Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoshòu xiǎng nián jiǔ shí wǔ suì.This old professor passed away at the age of 95.
- 享年，。Tā xiǎng nián yī bǎi líng èr suì, shì cūn lǐ zuì chángshòu de lǎorén.She passed away at the age of 102, the oldest person in the village.
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