上年纪 (shǎng) — to be getting on in years, to be aged

Definição

上年纪 is a colloquial way to say someone is getting old — softer and more indirect than 老了. Used mostly about people, not objects.

verb
to be getting on in yearsto be aged

Exemplos

  • 上年纪
    Tā shǎng le, zǒu lù bú tài fāng biàn.
    He is getting old and has trouble walking.
  • Shàng le nián jì de rén yào shǎo hē jiǔ.
    People who are elderly should drink less alcohol.
  • Wǒ fù qīn shàng le jǐ suì nián jì, dàn shēn tǐ hái hǎo.
    My father has aged a few years, but he's still in good health.

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