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七老八十

qī lǎo bā shí

very old (in one’s seventies or eighties)

Character by character

七qī
seven
老lǎo
old
八bā
eight
十shí
ten

Example

我都七老八十了,还学什么电脑?
At my age, why would I learn computers?

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

Colloquial, and often said by old people about themselves.

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