七老八十
qī lǎo bā shí
very old (in one’s seventies or eighties)
Character by character
七qī
seven
seven
老lǎo
old
old
八bā
eight
eight
十shí
ten
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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