大龄 (dà líng) — older age (past the typical marriageable age)
Definition
A modern Chinese term for someone past the typical age for marriage or having children, but still single or childless — not just 'old'. Often used with 青年 or 未婚.
noun
older age (past the typical marriageable age)
Examples
- 大龄。Xiàn zài yǒu hěn duō dà líng qīng nián xuǎn zé bù jié hūn.Nowadays many older single young people choose not to get married.
- 大龄。Shè huì duì dà líng nǚ xìng de yā lì gèng dà.Society puts more pressure on older single women.
- ，大龄。Tā sān shí duō suì hái shì dān shēn, shǔ yú dà líng wèi hūn rén qún.He's over thirty and still single, belonging to the older unmarried demographic.
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