Definition & Meaning

elderly people; old people

Word usage

lǎo nián rén

老 年 人

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n.elderly people; old people
- dà bù fen lǎo nián rén dōu xiǎng jiē zhe jìn kě néng cháng jiǔ de zhù zài jiā li
  大部分老年人都想接着尽可能长久地住在家里。
  Most elderly people want to continue living at home for as long as they can.
- lǎo nián rén de shēng huó fǔ zhù
  老年人的生活辅助
  assisted living for elderly people
synonym
nián zhǎng zhě年长者

Word usage

common measure word
"老年人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位"or"名".
- 一个老年人
  one elderly person
- 一位老年人
  one elderly person
- 一名老年人
  one elderly person

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