---
title: "Wannian Meaning: 晚年 (wǎnnián) Means “old age”"
description: "晚年 (wǎnnián) means “old age; one's later years”. Hear its tones, see what 晚 and 年 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wannian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 晚年 mean?

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晚年 wǎnnián

## old age; one's later years

## Its characters

1. 晚 wǎn evening
2. 年 nián age

## In a sentence

奶奶晚年一直住在乡下。 Grandma lived in the countryside in her later years.

更令人惊叹的是他的**晚年**：一百岁以后，他还出版了十多本书。

From [拼音是谁发明的？ · Who invented pinyin? The story of Zhou Youguang](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-invented-pinyin-zhou-youguang#library-word-567-569)

[More about 晚年](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%99%9A%E5%B9%B4)

## More words with 晚 or 年

- [傍晚 bàngwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangwan)
- [常年 chángnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changnian)
- [成年 chéngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengnian)
- [当年 dāngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangnian)
- [当晚 dàngwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangwan)
- [过年 guònián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guonian)
- [今年 jīnnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinnian)
- [近年来 jìnniánlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinnianlai)
- [老年 lǎonián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laonian)
- [明年 míngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingnian)

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