晚年
wǎnnián
later years; old age
Characters in this word
年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他晚年远离政坛，专心整理几十年的研究手稿。 Tā wǎnnián yuǎnlí zhèngtán, zhuānxīn zhěnglǐ jǐ shí nián de yánjiū shǒugǎo. In his later years, he stayed away from politics and focused on organising decades of research manuscripts.
- 爷爷晚年在乡下种菜养花，日子过得很安静。 Yéye wǎnnián zài xiāngxià zhòng cài yǎng huā, rìzi guò de hěn ānjìng. Grandpa spent his later years growing vegetables and flowers in the countryside; his days were very peaceful.
- 许多作家在晚年完成了自己最重要的作品。 Xǔduō zuòjiā zài wǎnnián wánchéng le zìjǐ zuì zhòngyào de zuòpǐn. Many writers completed their most important works in their later years.
Related words
- 晚 wǎn late; evening
- 晚饭 wǎnfàn dinner, supper
- 晚上 wǎnshang evening
- 晚安 wǎn'ān good night
- 晚报 wǎnbào evening newspaper
- 晚餐 wǎncān dinner
- 晚会 wǎnhuì evening party
- 晚点 wǎndiǎn to be late; to be delayed
- 当晚 dàngwǎn that evening; the same night
- 晚期 wǎnqī late stage; advanced stage
- 晚霞 wǎnxiá sunset glow; evening clouds
- 半年 bànnián half a year