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màodiézhīnián old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)

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        zhī, (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])/him/her/it
        zhīqián, before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
        zhīhòu, [之後], afterwards/following/later/after
        zhījiān, [之間], between/among/inter-
        zhīyī, one of (sth)/one out of a multitude/one (third, quarter, percent etc)
        zhīlèi, [之類], and so on/and such
        zhīzhōng, inside/among/in the midst of (doing sth)/during
        zǒngzhī, [總之], in a word/in short/in brief
        zhīwài, outside/excluding
        zhīnèi, [之內], inside/within
        zhīxià, under/beneath/less than
        zhīsuǒyǐ, the reason why
        chēngzhīwéi, [稱之為], to call it.../known as...
        chúcǐzhīwài, apart from this/in addition to this
        zhīshàng, above
        bǎifēnzhībǎi, a hundred percent/out and out/absolutely
        sìfēnzhīyī, one-quarter
        sānfēnzhīyī, one third
        zhījì, [之際], during/at the time of
        yīxízhīdì, (acknowledged) place/a role to play/niche
        shéngzhīyǐfǎ, [繩之以法], to punish according to the law/to bring to justice
        zhìzhībùlǐ, to pay no heed to (idiom)/to ignore/to brush aside
        wújīzhītán, [無稽之談], complete nonsense (idiom)
        zǒngéryánzhī, [總而言之], in short/in a word/in brief
        
        qǔérdàizhī, to substitute for sb/to remove and replace
        suízhī, [隨之], thereupon/subsequently/accordingly
        qiúzhībùdé, lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
        jùzhīménwài, [拒之門外], to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
        
        bùsùzhīkè, uninvited or unexpected guest
        
        dāngwùzhījí, [當務之急], top priority job/matter of vital importance
        táozhīyāoyāo, to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crim...
        dāngzhīwúkuì, [當之無愧], fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, ...
        wújiàzhībǎo, [無價之寶], priceless treasure
        jiǎnéryánzhī, [簡而言之], in a nutshell/to put it briefly
        
        yìliàozhīzhōng, to come as no surprise/as expected
        
        míngzhìzhījǔ, [明智之舉], sensible act
        cāozhīguòjí, [操之過急], to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient/overhasty
        
        hènzhīrùgǔ, to hate sb to the bone (idiom)
        rénzhīchángqíng, human nature (idiom)/a behavior that is only natural
        
        zhòngshǐzhīdì, [眾矢之的], lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism/attac...
        wūhézhīzhòng, [烏合之眾], mob
        bǎifēnzhī, percent
        xiāngbǐzhīxià, by comparison
        zìzhīzhīmíng, knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
        shífēnzhīyī, one tenth
        
        bùliǎoliǎozhī, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite
        wǔfēnzhīyī, one fifth
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        yòngwǔzhīdì, ample scope for abilities/favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
        suǒdàozhīchù, [所到之處], wherever one goes
        tīngzhīrènzhī, [聽之任之], to take a laissez-faire attitude
        hàiqúnzhīmǎ, [害群之馬], lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)/fig. troublemaker/black she...
        
        
        
        bùzhìzhīzhèng, incurable disease
        fǎnzhī, on the other hand.../conversely...
        quányízhījì, [權宜之計], plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure/makeshift stratagem/interim step
        wángmìngzhītú, runaway (idiom); desperate criminal/fugitive
        
        tiānrǎngzhībié, [天壤之別], lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and day difference/opposit...
        fǎnzhīyìrán, vice versa
        shīzhījiāobì, to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip
        
        bāfēnzhīyī, one eighth
        bùmáozhīdì, barren land/desert
        liūzhīdàjí, to steal away/to beat it
        fùzhīyījù, to put to the torch (idiom)/to commit to the flames/to burn sth down deliberatel...
        xíngzhīyǒuxiào, to be effective (idiom)
        
        
        
        qiánchēzhījiàn, [前車之鑒], to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
        
        jiāzhī, moreover/in addition to that
        
        
        nányánzhīyǐn, [難言之隱], a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)/sth too embarrassing to mention/an emba...
        yánwàizhīyì, unspoken implication (idiom)/the actual meaning of what was said
        
        
        
        shǒuzúzhīqíng, brotherly affection
        yìměizhīcí, [溢美之詞], flattering words/inflated praise
        tiānlúnzhīlè, [天倫之樂], family love and joy/domestic bliss
        zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng, of the utmost importance/of highest priority
        xīngxingzhīhuǒ, a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
        
        jiǎnyánzhī, [簡言之], in simple terms/to put things simply/briefly
        zàitiānzhīlíng, [在天之靈], soul and spirit of the deceased
        shízhībājiǔ, most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority
        xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
        zhìzhīnǎohòu, [置之腦後], to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice
        
        huànyánzhī, [換言之], in other words
        hòugùzhīyōu, [後顧之憂], fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of act...
        bùyìzhīcái, [不義之財], ill-gotten wealth or gains
        jìngéryuǎnzhī, [敬而遠之], to show respect from a distance (idiom)/to remain at a respectful distance
        yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí, [有過之而無不及], not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be eve...
        liùfēnzhīyī, one sixth
        
        
        fùzhīdōngliú, [付之東流], to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
        chīzhīyǐbí, to snort disdainfully/to scoff at/to turn up one's nose
        jiǔérjiǔzhī, over time/as time passes/in the fullness of time
        
        tàiránchǔzhī, [泰然處之], to handle the situation calmly (idiom)/unruffled/to treat the situation lightly
        
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        fǎnqídàoérxíngzhī, to do the very opposite/to act in a diametrically opposite way
        
        zhìzhīdùwài, to give no thought to/to have no regard for/to disregard
        
        
        
        tángérhuángzhī, overt/to make no secret (of one's presence)/grandiose/with great scope
        jǐngdǐzhīwā, the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)/fig. a person of limited outlook and ...
        
        
        jiānéryǒuzhī, to have both (at the same time)
        wèngzhōngzhībiē, [甕中之鱉], lit. like a turtle in a jar/to be trapped (idiom)
        qiáoqiānzhīxǐ, [喬遷之喜], congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new h...
        chízhīyǐhéng, [持之以恆], to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
        
        
        
        yīqìzhīxià, [一氣之下], in a fit of pique/in a fury
        
        jīngrénzhījǔ, [驚人之舉], to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
        
        
        
        děngxiánzhībèi, [等閒之輩], (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with
        bǎifēnzhīyībǎi, one hundred percent/totally (effective)
        
        
        
        yījìzhīcháng, [一技之長], proficiency in a particular field (idiom)/skill in a specialized area (idiom)
        fèifǔzhīyán, words from the bottom of one's heart
        shùzhīgāogé, [束之高閣], tied up in a bundle on a high shelf/to put sth on the back burner/no longer a hi...
        
        
        
        yīxiàozhìzhī, to dismiss with a laugh/to make light of
        
        
        sàngjiāzhīquǎn, [喪家之犬], stray dog (idiom)
        
        fēnzhī, (indicating a fraction)
        bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
        
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        jīnggōngzhīniǎo, [驚弓之鳥], lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)/fig. sb who frightens ea...
        yīniànzhīchā, momentary slip/false step/ill-considered action
        
        qūzhīruòwù, [趨之若鶩], to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable/an unru...
        
        
        
        
        hūzhīyùchū, lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)/fig. on the verge of coming out into th...
        
        cèyǐnzhīxīn, [惻隱之心], compassion
        
        
        qīfēnzhīyī, one seventh
        
        chǔzhītàirán, [處之泰然], see 泰然處之|泰然处之[tài rán chǔ zhī]
        ānzhīruòsù, bear hardship with equanimity/regard wrongdoing with equanimity
        
        
        
        qièfūzhītòng, [切膚之痛], keenly felt pain/bitter anguish
        
        
        
        érlìzhīnián, aged thirty (see 三十而立)
        
        
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        yǎngshēngzhīdào, [養生之道], the way of maintaining good health
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì, [英雄無用武之地], a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's...
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        yǒushízhīshì, [有識之士], a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        shēnwàizhīwù, mere worldly possessions
        èrfēnzhīyī, one half
        
        ránméizhījí, lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation/extreme eme...
        
        zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
        
        duōshìzhīqiū, troubled times/eventful period
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        bùxiángzhīzhào, bad omen
        qiángnǔzhīmò, [強弩之末], lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)/fig. spent force
        
        
        
        
        jiǔfēnzhīyī, one ninth
        
        
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        chuímùzhīnián, old age
        
        
        
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        bìyóuzhīlù, the road one must follow or take/the only way
        
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        yánzhīyǒuwù, (of one's words) to have substance
        
        
        
        fēngzhōngzhīzhú, [風中之燭], lit. candle in the wind (idiom)/fig. (of sb's life) feeble/hanging on a thread
        
        cìzhī, second (in a competition)/occupying second place
        
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        jiǔzhī, for a long time
        chéngrénzhīwēi, to take advantage of sb's precarious position
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        xuánzhīyòuxuán, mystery within a mystery/the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]
        mòránzhìzhī, to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent/cold and uncaring
        
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        ménhùzhījiàn, [門戶之見], sectarian bias/parochialism
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        MěiguóZhīYīn, [美國之音], Voice of America (VOA)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
        
        
        
        tāotièzhītú, glutton/gourmand/by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
        fàngzhīsìhǎiérjiēzhǔn, [放之四海而皆準], appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable/a panacea,...
        
        
        
        
        
        huànnànzhījiāo, [患難之交], a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        SīchóuzhīLù, [絲綢之路], the Silk Road
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xīnfùzhīhuàn, lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
        
        
        
        
        
        mònìzhījiāo, intimate friendship/bosom buddies
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        gānzhīrúyí, [甘之如飴], lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly/a ...
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        chìzǐzhīxīn, pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn/sincere
        
        
        
        
        
        mǐmǐzhīyīn, decadent or obscene music
        
        
        
        
        

        Nián/nián, [秊], surname Nian, year/CL:個|个[gè], grain/harvest (old)/variant of 年[nián]
        niánqīng, [年輕], young
        qùnián, last year
        jīnnián, this year
        niándài, a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)/age/era/period/CL:個|个[gè]
        niánqīngrén, [年輕人], young people/youngster
        niánjí, [年級], grade/year (in school, college etc)/CL:個|个[gè]
        niánjì, [年紀], age/CL:把[bǎ],個|个[gè]
        niánlíng, [年齡], (a person's) age/CL:把[bǎ],個|个[gè]
        měinián, every year/each year/yearly
        míngnián, next year
        chéngniánrén, adult person
        zhōunián, [週年], anniversary/annual
        xīnnián, New Year/CL:個|个[gè]
        dāngnián/dàngnián, [當年], in those days/then/in those years/during that time, that very same year
        qīngshàonián, adolescent/youth/teenager
        niándù, year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)/annual
        shàonián, early youth/youngster/(literary) youth/young man
        tóngnián, childhood
        qīngnián, youth/youthful years/young person/the young
        
        
        qiānnián, millennium
        niántóu, [年頭], start of the year/whole year/a particular year/period/days/epoch/a year's harves...
        zhōngnián, middle age
        chéngnián, to grow to adulthood/fully grown/the whole year
        wèichéngnián, underage
        niánzhǎng, [年長], senior
        wèichéngniánrén, minor (i.e. person under 18)
        niánjiàn, [年鑑], annual report/yearbook/almanac
        chénnián, [陳年], old/stored for many years
        lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
        lǎonián, elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
        jiāniánhuá, [嘉年華], carnival (loanword)
        guāngnián, light-year
        niánfen, particular year/certain year/given year
        niányòu, young/underage
        
        
        bǎinián, hundred years/century/lifetime
        
        gēngniánqī, menopause/andropause
        
        niánfùyīnián, [年復一年], over the years/year after year
        niánlǎo, aged
        niánqīng, youthful
        lǎoniánchīdāizhèng, [老年痴獃症], senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease
        niánshào, young/junior
        
        niánxīn, annual salary
        xuénián, [學年], academic year
        niándǐ, the end of the year/year-end
        wǎnnián, one's later years
        shàoniánfàn, young criminal/juvenile delinquent
        tóngnián, the same year
        niánhuá, [年華], years/time/age
        zǎonián, early years/adolescence
        
        
        niánmài, [年邁], old/aged
        wǎngnián, in former years/in previous years
        yīngniánzǎoshì, to die an untimely death (idiom)/to be cut off in one's prime
        
        niánnián, year after year/yearly/every year/annually
        qiánnián, the year before last
        niánzhōng, [年終], end of the year
        guònián, [過年], to celebrate the Chinese New Year
        yòunián, childhood/infancy
        quánnián, the whole year/all year long
        dùrìrúnián, a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy/time crawls when one is w...
        niánsuì, [年歲], years of age/age
        chángnián, all year round/for years on end/average year
        niányuè, months and year/time/days of one's life
        xiǎoqīngnián, young person/youngster
        niánqīngyǒuwéi, [年輕有為], young and promising
        niánqīnglìzhuàng, [年輕力壯], young and vigorous (idiom)
        niángāo, nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous ric...
        biānniánshǐ, [編年史], annals/chronicle
        
        xiànnián, [現年], (a person's) current age
        xiǎngnián, to live to the (ripe) age of
        láinián, [來年], next year/the coming year
        wànniánqīng, [萬年青], Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)
        niánqián, before the end of the year/before the new year
        jìnniánlái, [近年來], for the past few years
        qīngniánrén, young person/the young
        
        niánshōurù, annual income
        yíchòuwànnián, [遺臭萬年], to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
        niánchū, beginning of the year
        hóunián, Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
        shàngnián, last year
        niánhuì, [年會], annual meeting
        niánmò, end of the year
        
        
        
        zhúnián, year after year/with each passing year/over the years
        Wànnián, [萬年], Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
        yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
        
        niánxiàn, age limit/fixed number of years
        
        chángnián, [長年], all the year round
        niánbào, [年報], annual report
        niánjià, annual leave/New Year holidays
        
        yīniánsìjì, all year round
        niánlún, [年輪], annual ring/growth ring
        zhuàngnián, [壯年], lit. robust years/prime of life/summer/able-bodied (fit for military service)/ma...
        xiàbànnián, second half of the year
        
        wǔniánjìhuà, [五年計劃], Five-Year Plan
        
        qīngniántuán, [青年團], youth corps/youth wing of a political party
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        bùjiǎndāngnián, [不減當年], (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit/to be as (good,...
        niánjiǔshīxiū, old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)/dilapidated
        tiānnián, natural life span
        duōniánshēng, perennial (of plants)
        zhōngnián, [終年], entire year/throughout the year/age at death
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        liánnián, [連年], successive years/over many years
        bàinián, to pay a New Year call/to wish sb a Happy New Year
        
        chángniánlěiyuè, [長年累月], year in, year out (idiom)/(over) many years
        rùnnián, [閏年], leap year/(lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month
        
        niánqīnghuà, [年輕化], to make more youthful/to promote younger staff
        
        érlìzhīnián, aged thirty (see 三十而立)
        
        
        
        
        niánjīn, annuity/pension/superannuation
        niánjiān, [年間], in the years of/during those years/period (of dynasty or decade)
        yīniánbànzǎi, [一年半載], about a year
        lìnián, [曆年]/[歷年], calendar year, over the years/bygone years
        ShàoniánGōng, [少年宮], Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurr...
        
        fēngzhúcánnián, [風燭殘年], one's late days/to have one foot in the grave
        
        
        
        niánzhōngjiǎng, [年終獎], year-end bonus
        chéngniánlěiyuè, year in, year out (idiom)
        liúnián, fleeting time/horoscope for the year
        niánshìyǐgāo, old in years
        niánlì, [年曆], calendar/diary
        
        
        qīngzhuàngnián, [青壯年], the prime of one's life
        
        
        
        jìnnián, recent year(s)
        hòunián, [後年], the year after next
        tùnián, Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
        jìnián, [紀年], to number the years/calendar era/annals/chronicle
        
        
        
        
        
        
        zhōnglǎonián, middle and old age
        zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
        
        bǎiniánbùyù, only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
        yuánnián, first year of an emperor's reign
        chuímùzhīnián, old age
        
        
        
        gǒunián, Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
        shénián, Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
        
        dòukòuniánhuá, [豆蔻年華], a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood/a budding beauty
        mònián, the final years (of a regime)
        
        
        niánbiǎo, timeline/chronology/annals/financial year/year
        yángnián, Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
        zhūnián, [豬年], Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)
        shèngnián, the prime of one's life
        
        niánnèi, [年內], during the current year
        niánshì, years of age/age
        niánchǎn, [年產], annual production
        niánxī, annual interest
        hèniánkǎ, [賀年卡], New Year greeting card
        
        
        shàngbànnián, first half (of a year)
        
        niánhuò, [年貨], merchandise sold for Chinese New Year
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shǔnián, Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wàngniánjiāo, friends despite the difference in age
        
        
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        bànnián, half a year
        
        
        niándàixué, [年代學], chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
        
        
        
        niánguān, [年關], end of the year
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        hǔnián, Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
        
        niánlǎotǐruò, [年老體弱], old and weak (idiom)
        cáinián, [財年], fiscal year/financial year
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        fēngnián, [豐年], prosperous year/year with bumper harvest
        
        
        
        
        
        
        niánjūn, annual average (rate)
        niánhào, [年號], reign title/era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part...
        
        qùniándǐ, late last year/the end of last year
        
        niánxià, lunar new year
        niánwěi, end of the year
        
        
        
        
        
        mǎnián, [馬年], Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
        
        
        jīngniánlěiyuè, [經年累月], for years/over the years
        shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
        
        
        dàhòunián, [大後年], three years from now/year after year after next year
        
        
        
        zhèngdāngnián, [正當年], to be in the prime of life
        
        yúnián, [餘年], one's remaining years
        
        niánfùlìqiáng, [年富力強], young and vigorous (idiom)
        
        niúnián, Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)
        
        
        
        

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