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岁

suì

year (of age)

Usage note

岁用于表示人的年龄。例如，一个人今年10岁就可以说这个人是十岁。

suì yòng yù bǎo rén de nián dà.例 如 ， yī gè rén jīn nián shí suì jiù kě yuàn zhè gè rén shì shí suì 。

岁 is used to indicate a person's age. For example, saying someone is ten years old can be expressed as '这个人十岁'.

Context note

岁通常用于描述人的年龄，例如在生日、家庭聚会或学校活动中。

suì cháng tōng yòng yù bǎo rén de nián dà ， lèi rú zài shēng rì 、 jiā tíng jù huì huò xué xiào huó dòng zhōng 。

岁 is commonly used to describe a person's age, for example in birthdays, family gatherings, or school activities.

5 examples

他今年十岁。
tā jīn nián shí suì。
He is ten years old this year.
我的妹妹五岁了。
wǒ de mèi mei wǔ suì le。
My younger sister is five years old.
去年他九岁。
qù nián tā jiǔ suì。
Last year he was nine years old.
我妈妈四十岁。
wǒ mā ma sì shí suì。
My mother is forty years old.
他爸爸五十岁了。
tā bà ba wǔ shí suì le。
His father is fifty years old.

5 mini stories

小明五岁生日，妈妈给他买了一个玩具汽车。
xiǎo míng wǔ suì shēng rì， mā ma gěi tā mǎi le yí gè wán jù qì chē。
Xiaoming had a birthday at five years old, and his mother bought him a toy car.
小红的妹妹三岁了，她很喜欢和妹妹一起玩。
xiǎo hóng de mèi mei sān suì le， tā hěn xǐ huan hé mèi mei yì qǐ wán。
Xiaohong's younger sister is three years old, and she really likes to play with her sister.
去年小华十岁，今年他十一岁了。
qù nián xiǎo huá shí suì， jīn nián tā shí yī suì le。
Last year Xiaohua was ten years old, and this year he is eleven.
小丽的爸爸四十岁了，他是一名医生。
xiǎo lì de bà ba sì shí suì le， tā shì yì míng yī shēng。
Xiaoli's father is forty years old, and he is a doctor.
小刚的妈妈三十五岁，她是一位教师。
xiǎo gāng de mā ma sān shí wǔ suì， tā shì yí wèi jiào shī。
Xiaogang's mother is thirty-five years old, and she is a teacher.

Mini dialogue

你几岁

A
你几岁了？
Nǐ jǐ suì le?
How old are you?
B
我六岁了。
Wǒ liù suì le.
I am six years old.

他几岁

A
他几岁了？
Tā jǐ suì le?
How old is he?
B
他也六岁。
Tā yě liù suì.
He is also six.

Related words and contrasts

related
年
nián
year

Measures calendar years, while 岁 measures age

similar
年龄
nián líng
age

The general term for age

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