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年迈 (nián mài) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

年迈 (nián mài) is a Chinese word: elderly. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 年迈

形 xíng adjective

elderly

他虽然年迈,但身体很健康。

tā suī rán nián mài dàn shēn tǐ hěn jiàn kāng

Although he is elderly, he is very healthy.

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Word breakdown

年 nián — years, age

迈 mài — advanced, progressed

Structure & writing
1 年 nián — year (unit of time; common year = 365 days, leap year = 366 days, every 4 years)

年 is not used as a component in any other character.

年 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 迈 mài — to stride; to step over

迈 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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2.2 万 wàn — ten thousand
万 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order