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不減當年

简不减当年 · 繁不減當年

Mandarin · pinyin bù jiǎn dāng nián

(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit
to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
減: Look up this written character
當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
减: jiǎn · decrease, subtract, diminish
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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4–3–1–2 · bu4 jian3 dang1 nian2

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verb

to not have diminished over time; to be as good as ever

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