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Age with 岁 ("sui4")

岁 suì

Number
HSK 1

Structure

Subj. + Number + 岁 Subj. + Number + 岁 + 半

Translations

  • years old

Definition

表示年龄的单位，意为“岁”。用于询问或陈述某人的年龄。

A unit indicating age, meaning 'years old'. Used to ask or state someone's age.

Usage

通常用在数字后，构成“数字 + 岁”的结构。可以用于疑问句（你几岁？）、陈述句（我十岁。）或描述年龄范围。

Typically placed after a number to form 'number + 岁'. Used in questions (How old are you?), statements (I am ten years old.), or to describe an age range.

Examples

  • 1 你几岁了？ (How old are you?)
  • 2 我今年二十岁。 (I am twenty years old this year.)
  • 3 他五岁开始学钢琴。 (He started learning piano at age five.)
  • 4 孩子三岁到六岁上幼儿园。 (Children from age three to six go to kindergarten.)
  • 5 她看起来不像四十岁。 (She doesn't look like she is forty years old.)

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