Chinese phrase

他〜岁 tā 〜 suì

Meaning

He is ___ years old

When to use it

This pattern states how old a male person is. The age number goes between the person reference and the age term, usually for someone already known from the context.

Example dialogue

他看起来很成熟。 tā kàn qǐ lái hěn chéng shú

He looks very mature.

不过他才二十二岁。 bú guò tā cái èr shí èr suì

But he is only twenty-two.

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