Life Stages & Age — Chinese Vocabulary List with Pinyin & Audio | TongTongLife Stages & Age
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- 短命duǎn mìngshort-lived; ephemeralHSK 7-9
- 老糊涂lǎo hūa senile old person, dotardHSK 7-9
- 归西guī xī(noun, euphemistic) death; passing away (especially in Buddhist context)HSK 7-9
- 英年早逝yīng nián zǎo shìto die prematurely in one's prime; to be cut off in the flower of one's youthHSK 7-9
- 咽气yàn qìto breathe one's last, to dieHSK 7-9
- 幼儿yòu éryoung child (preschooler, ages 2–6)HSK 7-9
- 男童nán tóngboy, male childHSK 7-9
- 呱gū(onomatopoeia) sound of a baby crying (used in 呱呱坠地)HSK 7-9
- 夭折yāo shéto die young, to die prematurely; (figurative) to come to a premature end, to be aborted (of a project, plan, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 小伙儿xiǎo huǒ éryoung man, lad, fellowHSK 7-9
- 少儿shào érchildren (collectively, often used as a modifier in contexts like children's books, programs, etc.)HSK 6
- 平生píng shēng(noun) one's whole life; a lifetime; (adverbial) throughout one's life; in one's entire lifeHSK 7-9
- 高龄gāo líng(noun) advanced age; elderly people; (adjective) elderly; of advanced ageHSK 7-9
- 年岁nián suìage (of a person) — formal/literary; year's harvest, annual crop yield; a particular year, period of yearsHSK 7-9
- 幼年yòu niánchildhood (early years); infancyHSK 7-9
- 顽童wán tóngnaughty child, urchinHSK 7-9
- 叟sǒuold man (bound form, used in literary or compound contexts)HSK 7-9
- 小青年xiǎo qīng niányoung adult (colloquial, typically in one's twenties)HSK 7-9
- 中年人zhōngmiddle-aged personHSK 7-9
- 出生证chū shēng zhèngbirth certificateHSK 7-9
- 年轻力壮nián qīng lì zhuàngyoung and strong; in the prime of life; vigorous and healthyHSK 7-9
- 年轻有为nián qīng yǒu wéiyoung and promising; accomplished at a young ageHSK 7-9
- 弥留mí liú(literary) to be dying, to be on one's deathbedHSK 7-9
- 生老病死shēng lǎo bìng sǐthe four inevitable stages of life: birth, aging, illness, and death; the cycle of human sufferingHSK 7-9
- 童工tóng gōngchild laborer (a child who works); child labor (the practice of employing children)HSK 7-9
- 童星tóng xīngchild starHSK 7-9
- 辞世cí shìto pass away (formal, literary)HSK 7-9
- 享年xiǎng niánto pass away at the age of (formal, used in obituaries for the elderly)HSK 7-9
- 女婴nǚ yīngbaby girl; female infantHSK 7-9
- 少妇shǎoyoung married womanHSK 7-9
- 怀胎huái tāito be pregnant (process of gestation)HSK 7-9
- 毛孩子máo hái zǐ(colloquial) kid, little one (often affectionate or teasing)HSK 7-9
- 现年xiàn niánpresent age (of a person), current ageHSK 7-9
- 瞑目míng mùto die content, to close one's eyes in death (often in the negative construction 死不瞑目, meaning 'to die with regret')HSK 7-9
- 绝经期jué jīngmenopause; menopausal periodHSK 7-9
- 孕期yùn qīpregnancy period, gestation periodHSK 7-9
- 小不点儿xiǎo búa tiny tot; a very small child (also used for small objects affectionately)HSK 7-9
- 患儿huàn érchild patient; pediatric patientHSK 7-9
- 血气方刚xuè qì fāng gāngfull of youthful vigor; young and energeticHSK 7-9
- 后生hòu shēngyounger generation; youth (colloquial)HSK 7-9
- 周岁zhōu suìone full year of age (used for exact age calculations, e.g., a child's first birthday)HSK 7-9
- 善终shàn zhōng(of a life) to die a natural death; (of an affair) to end well, to have a satisfactory conclusionHSK 7-9
- 老前辈lǎo qián bèisenior person, elder, old-timer (respected for age and experience in a field)HSK 7-9
- 雏鸟chú diǎonestling; fledgling; young bird that has not yet left the nestHSK 7-9
- 青年人qīng nián rényoung peopleHSK 7-9
- 后辈hòu bèiyounger generation (in relation to one's elders); posterity; descendantsHSK 7-9
- 安度ān dùto spend (a period of time, especially one's old age) peacefullyHSK 7-9
- 少男shǎoyoung male, teenage boyHSK 7-9
- 引退yǐn tuìto retire (from office or public life); to resignHSK 7-9
- 老公公lǎo gōng gōng(informal) grandpa, old man (affectionate term for an elderly man); (archaic) husband's father (father-in-law); (historical) eunuchHSK 7-9
- 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)HSK 7-9
- 老妈妈lǎo mā māauntie (respectful term for an elderly woman); granny (affectionate, often used for a non-relative)HSK 7-9
- 一代人yī dài réna generation (of people)HSK 7-9
- 临产lín chǎnabout to give birth; parturient (attributive)HSK 7-9
- 人生路rén shēng lùthe road of life; life's journeyHSK 7-9
- 初出茅庐chū chū máo lúat the beginning of one's career; young and inexperiencedHSK 7-9