老大不小 (lǎo dà) — (set phrase) no longer young; getting on in years (often with a sense that one should act more mature)

Definizione

Esempi

• 你都老大不小了，怎么还像个孩子一样？
  Nǐ dōu lǎo dà le, zěn me hái xiàng gè hái zi yí yàng?
  You're no longer young — why are you still acting like a child?
• 老大不小的人了，该考虑成家了。
  lǎo dà De rén le, gāi kǎo lǜ chéng jiā le.
  You're not getting any younger; you should think about settling down.
• 他老大不小的，还整天玩游戏。
  Tā lǎo dà de, hái zhěng tiān wán yóu xì.
  He's no longer young, yet he plays games all day.