七老八十 qī lǎo bā shí — in one's seventies or eighties; very advanced in years

七老八十
qī lǎo bā shí

Characters: 七 · 老 · 八 · 十

Definitions

  1. in one's seventies or eighties; very advanced in years

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. in one's seventies (age)
  2. very old (of people)

ExtDict

  1. 七八十岁。形容人年纪大。

Examples

  • 他都七老八十了，还闲不住。

    He's already in his seventies or eighties, yet still can't sit still.

  • 人到七老八十，腿脚就不灵便了。

    At seventy or eighty, one's legs lose their agility.