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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 耄耋

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
耄耋 mào dié - extremely aged
- gray and venerable

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 80,448 45,620

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
耄 mào- extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s)
- octogenarian
- nonagenarian
耋 dié- aged
- in one's eighties

Other Words Containing 耄耋

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo