Correct
七老八十
/ qī lǎo bā shí /
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Collocation
1
活到七老八十
2
一位七老八十的老头
3
又不是七老八十
4
都七老八十了
Definition
七老八十
Literally means:
in one's seventies and eighties age
Actually means:
very old
In one's seventies or eighties age, meaning very old. Sometimes this phrase is used to indicate that one is so old that his action becomes slow, or that he is no longer suitable to undertake a task.
七八十岁，年纪很大了。有时用来表示年纪太大了，动作缓慢，或不适合做某事。
Example
Used as predicate, object, attributive or subject. (作谓语、主语、定语、宾语)
1
Nǐ
你
kàn
看
zhè
这
duì
对
lǎofūqī
老夫妻
,
dōu
都
qīlǎobāshí
七老八十
le
了
,
hái
还
zìjǐ
自己
xiàdì
下地
gànhuó
干活
,
kànlai
看来
shēntǐ
身体
hái
还
bùcuò
不错
。
You see this old couple, are seven old and eighty, but also work on their own, it seems that the body is good.
2
Xiànzài
现在
bùshǎo
不少
qīlǎobāshí
七老八十
jíshǐ
即使
yǒur
有
儿
yǒu
有
nǚ
女
,
péibàn
陪伴
zuǒyòu
左右
de
的
háishi
还是
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
bànlǚ
伴侣
,
zǐnǚ
子女
dàduō
大多
bù
不
zài
在
shēnbiān
身边
。
Now a lot of seven old eighty even if there are children have a daughter, accompany around or their partners, most of the children are not around.
3
Zhèxiē
这些
xiǎogūniáng
小姑娘
wánr
玩儿
qǐlai
起来
hěn
很
yǒujìn
有劲
,
kě
可
yī
一
zuòshì
做事
jiù
就
méi
没
jīngshén
精神
de
的
,
hái
还
bùrú
不如
wǒmen
我们
jǐ
几
ge
个
qīlǎobāshí
七老八十
de
的
lǎotàipó
老太婆
。
These little girls play very hard, but as soon as they do things there is no spirit, not as good as a few of us seventy-eight old women.