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耄耋之年
màodiézhīnián
1. old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)

Character Breakdown

耄
mào
selderly person; old, senile
10 丶
耋
dié
aged; in one's eighties
12 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
年
nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
HSK 1 6 丶

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