Definition

Adjective: - Middle-aged: Describes a person who is no longer young but not yet old, typically between approximately 40 and 60 years old.

Usage

• The word đứng tuổi is used to describe a person's age stage. It is a neutral, polite, and respectful term.
• It is often used in formal, informal, and descriptive contexts.
• It functions as an adjective and typically precedes the noun it modifies.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy là một người đàn ông đứng tuổi. (He is a middle-aged man.)
  • Cô ấy bắt đầu sự nghiệp mới khi đã đứng tuổi. (She started a new career when she was already middle-aged.)
  • Những vấn đề sức khỏe thường xuất hiện ở lứa tuổi đứng tuổi. (Health issues often appear in middle age.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bước vào tuổi đứng tuổi": To enter middle age.
  • Anh ấy vừa bước vào tuổi đứng tuổi. (He has just entered middle age.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trung niên (n): Middle age. This is a noun form.
  • Ông ấy đang ở độ tuổi trung niên. (He is in his middle age.)
• Tuổi trung niên (n): Middle age (literally "age of middle years").
  • Khủng hoảng tuổi trung niên (Midlife crisis)

Synonyms

• Trung niên (adj/n): Middle-aged / middle age. This is the most direct synonym and can often be used interchangeably with đứng tuổi, though đứng tuổi is slightly more descriptive.

Notes on Meaning

• đứng tuổi specifically refers to the age itself and the characteristics associated with that life stage. It does not describe the act of standing.
• The term carries a connotation of stability, maturity, and established life experience.

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