đứng tuổi
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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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