Lingaku- past one's prime
- in one's declining years
Generated definitions (experimental)
- past one's prime
- in one's declining years
This phrase refers to a person who has reached an age or stage where their abilities or vitality are no longer at their peak, often implying a decline in physical or mental capacity.
He has entered his later years and feels that he has passed his prime.
zài zhí在职Yè业shēng yá生涯de的zuì hòu最后jǐ nián几年，tā他yì shí意识dào到zì jǐ自己de的zhuàng tài状态zhú jiàn逐渐xià huá下滑。
In the final years of his career, he realized that his condition was gradually declining.
This meaning emphasizes the period of life in which a person experiences a decrease in strength, energy, or effectiveness, often associated with aging.
In his declining years, he enjoys reminiscing about the adventures of his youth.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zhōng míng lòu jìn钟鸣漏尽past one's primeNián年Huá华Zhōng钟míng鸣lòu漏jǐn尽the years have passed bysuì yuè岁月zhōng míng lòu jìn钟鸣漏尽the years have slipped awayzhōng míng lòu jìn钟鸣漏尽zhī之shí时in the time of declinerén shēng人生zhōng míng lòu jìn钟鸣漏尽the decline of lifezhōng míng lòu jìn钟鸣漏尽de的suì yuè岁月the years of declineqíng gǎn情感zhōng míng lòu jìn钟鸣漏尽the waning of emotionsjīng lì经历zhōng míng lòu jìn钟鸣漏尽experiences over timeqīng chūn青春zhōng míng lòu jìn钟鸣漏尽the end of youthshí guāng时光zhōng míng lòu jìn钟鸣漏尽the passage of time