Chinese word

岁数

Pronunciation

Pinyinsuì shù

Meaning

  • nounage

Example

你多大岁数？nǐ duō dà suì shù

How old are you?

Illustration for 岁数 (age)

More examples

医生需要核对病人的岁数和出生日期。yī shēng xū yào hé duì bìng rén de suì shù hé chū shēng rì qī

The doctor needs to verify the patient's age and date of birth.

Core concept

A personal total reached by counting one year after another from birth.

Common phrases

  • 说出岁数shuō chū suì shù

    state one's age

  • 核对岁数hé duì suì shù

    verify age

  • 估算岁数gū suàn suì shù

    estimate age

Similar words

年龄nián líng: A person's age or the number of years a living thing, object, or institution has existed.
年纪nián jì: A person's age, often used in everyday speech.
岁suì: A unit used after a number to state a person's age in years.

Definition in Chinese

指一个人的年纪，用来询问或报告某人的岁数或年纪。zhǐ yí gè rén de nián jì yòng lái xún wèn huò bào gào mǒu rén de suì shù huò nián jì

Word origin

The compound 岁 (suì, "year of age") + 数 (shù, "number") treats a person's age as a count of years.

Usage tips

  • Chinese speakers may use different age-counting systems, with one system counting completed years and another traditionally counting a year at birth, so the intended system can affect an age report.

Other meanings

  • years oldnoun

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