Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
年龄
niánlíng
Description
"年龄"就是一个人活了多少年，也就是他有多大。
"年龄" is how many years a person has lived, meaning how old they are.
我们常常问别人的年龄，比如"你今年多大了?"
We often ask others about their 年龄, for example, "How old are you this year?"
Meanings
年龄niánlíng
age; how old a person or thing is
他的年龄和我一样大。
He is the same age as me.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
年 means 'year' and 龄 means 'age/years lived'.
- Nuance
年龄 is neutral and formal; 年纪 is more colloquial and often for older people.
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