中壯年

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	to strengthen; strong; robust	year
trad. (中壯年)		中	壯	年
simp. (中壮年)		中	壮	年

Etymology

Blend of 中年 (zhōngnián) + 壯年／壮年 (zhuàngnián).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngzhuàngnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngzhuàngnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongjhuàngnián
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-chuang⁴-nien²
    • Yale: jūng-jwàng-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongjuanqnian
    • Palladius: чжунчжуаннянь (čžunčžuannjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

Noun

中壯年

1. middle age and “prime age”; age defined variously as between 30 and 50, between 30 and 55, or between 45 and 60