中年
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
中年 (zhōngnián) · middle age
中年 (zhōngnián) means “middle age”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 中年 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
年 nián · year
What 年 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爸爸已经是中年人了。Wǒ bàba yǐjīng shì zhōngnián rén le.My dad is already middle-aged.
中年人要多运动。Zhōngnián rén yào duō yùndòng.Middle-aged people should exercise more.
Questions about 中年
What does 中年 mean?
中年 (zhōngnián) means “middle age”.
How do you pronounce 中年?
中年 is pronounced zhōngnián.
Which HSK level is 中年?
中年 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
Learn 中年 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.