yīng nián
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  • n.prime of life; youth; youthful years

    • tā yīng nián zǎo shì

      英年早逝

      He died young.

    • tā zhèng dàng yīng nián

      正当英年

      He is in the prime of his life.

    • shào nián yīng nián zǎo shì lǎo rén gǒu yán cán chuǎn

      少年英年早逝老人苟延残喘

      The young perish and the old linger.