Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fifty years of age: A term used to indicate the age of fifty years old. It specifically refers to reaching the milestone of five decades in age.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy đã bước vào tuổi ngũ tuần. (He has entered his fifties / He has reached the age of fifty.)
  • Lễ mừng ngũ tuần của bà được tổ chức rất trang trọng. (Her fiftieth birthday celebration was held very solemnly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bước vào tuổi ngũ tuần": to enter one's fifties; to reach the age of fifty.

  • Sau khi bước vào tuổi ngũ tuần, sức khỏe của ông ấy vẫn rất tốt. (After entering his fifties, his health remains very good.)

• "Lễ mừng ngũ tuần": a fiftieth birthday celebration.

  • Gia đình anh ấy đang chuẩn bị cho lễ mừng ngũ tuần của mẹ. (His family is preparing for his mother's fiftieth birthday celebration.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thất tuần (Noun): Seventy years of age.

  • Cụ ông đã ở tuổi thất tuần. (The old gentleman is in his seventies.)

• Lục tuần (Noun): Sixty years of age.

  • Bà cụ đã bước sang tuổi lục tuần. (The old lady has turned sixty.)

Synonyms

• Năm mươi tuổi: fifty years old (a more direct and common phrase).
• Tuổi năm mươi: the age of fifty.

Notes on Usage

• "Ngũ tuần" is a formal, literary, and somewhat classical term. In everyday modern conversation, "năm mươi tuổi" is more commonly used.
• It is primarily used to describe a person's age and is often seen in written contexts like biographies, formal announcements, or classical literature.

1. Fifty years (of age)