Definition
老气横秋 is a four-character idiom (成语) used to describe someone — often a young person — who acts or looks older than their age, lacking youthful energy and vitality. It can also carry a derogatory tone, implying that someone is overly self-important or presumptuous, as if they have the authority of an elder. You'll hear it in contexts where someone's attitude, dress, or behavior seems prematurely aged or overly serious.
id.
(derogatory) lacking youthful vigoracting old beyond one's years(derogatory) presuming on the prerogatives of agebeing overly self-important
Examples
- ，老气横秋。Tā cái èrshí suì, què zǒng shì yí fù lǎo qì héng de yàngzi.He's only twenty, but he always looks old beyond his years.
- ，老气横秋。Niánqīng rén yīnggāi huópo yì diǎn, bú yào lǎo qì héng.Young people should be lively, not act old and stuffy.
- 老气横秋，。Tā shuōhuà de yǔqì lǎo qì héng, ràng rén hěn bù shūfu.His tone of voice is presumptuous and old-fashioned, making people uncomfortable.
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