花甲之年

huā jiǎ zhī nián

Dictionary entry

(idiom) 60 years old

What does 花甲之年 mean?

花甲之年 (huā jiǎ zhī nián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) 60 years old

Character breakdown

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花Huāsurname Hua 甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] · (used for an unspecified person or thing)之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 年Niánsurname Nian

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花甲之年

huā jiǎ zhī nián

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