Definition
老花 is the Chinese term for presbyopia — the age-related farsightedness that typically starts around age 40, making it hard to focus on close objects. It's a compound of 老 (old) and 花 (blurry), literally 'old blurry vision'. You'll hear it in phrases like 老花眼 (presbyopic eyes) and 老花镜 (reading glasses for presbyopia).
n.
presbyopia (age-related farsightedness)
Examples
- 老花。Tā sìshí suì yǐhòu jiù dé le lǎo huā.He developed presbyopia after age forty.
- 老花。Māma xūyào pèi yí fù lǎo huā yǎnjìng.Mom needs to get a pair of reading glasses for presbyopia.
- 老花。lǎo huā shì lǎonián rén chángjiàn de shìlì wèntí.Presbyopia is a common vision problem among older people.
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