Usage note
中年表示人生的中间阶段。
zhōng nián biǎo shì rén shēng de zhōng jiān jiē duàn。
中年 means the middle stage of life.
Context note
中年常用于年龄、家庭和生活状态。
zhōng nián cháng yòng yú nián líng 、 jiā tíng hé shēng huó zhuàng tài。
It is often used for age, family, and life stage.
5 examples
他已经到了中年。
tā yǐ jīng dào le zhōng nián。
He has already reached middle age.
中年人也要保持健康。
zhōng nián rén yě yào bǎo chí jiàn kāng。
Middle-aged people also need to stay healthy.
这位中年老师很亲切。
zhè wèi zhōng nián lǎo shī hěn qīn qiè。
This middle-aged teacher is very kind.
中年的生活比较忙。
zhōng nián de shēng huó bǐ jiào máng。
Life in middle age is busier.
她看起来像一位中年女士。
tā kàn qǐ lái xiàng yí wèi zhōng nián nǚ shì。
She looks like a middle-aged woman.
5 mini stories
他在中年开始学画画。
tā zài zhōng nián kāi shǐ xué huà huà。
He started learning to paint in middle age.
中年以后，健康变得更重要。
zhōng nián yǐ hòu， jiàn kāng biàn de gèng zhòng yào。
After middle age, health becomes more important.
那位中年男子每天散步。
nà wèi zhōng nián nán zǐ měi tiān sàn bù。
That middle-aged man walks every day.
她是一位中年妈妈。
tā shì yí wèi zhōng nián mā ma。
She is a middle-aged mother.
中年时，人会更懂得生活。
zhōng nián shí， rén huì gèng dǒng de shēng huó。
In middle age, people understand life better.
Mini dialogue
介绍家人
A
照片里这位是谁？
Zhàopiàn lǐ zhè wèi shì shéi?
Who is this person in the photo?
B
这是我爸爸，他是一位中年老师。
Zhè shì wǒ bàba, tā shì yī wèi zhōngnián lǎoshī.
This is my dad. He is a middle-aged teacher.
在公园
A
你看，那位中年叔叔在跑步。
Nǐ kàn, nà wèi zhōngnián shūshu zài pǎobù.
Look, that middle-aged uncle is running.
B
是的，他跑得真快。
Shì de, tā pǎo de zhēn kuài.
Yes, he runs really fast.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
青年
qīngnián
youth, young adult
青年 is a younger stage of life before 中年.
contrast
老年
lǎonián
old age
老年 is the stage of life after 中年.