suì

Age with "sui"

Age needs no verb — the number and 岁 are the predicate.

Subj. + Number + 岁

How it works

我二十岁 means "I'm twenty". There is no 是 and no 有: the measure word 岁 carries the sentence on its own.

Asking depends on who you're asking. 你几岁? is for small children; 你多大? is the normal adult question; 您多大年纪? is polite for older people.

Examples

  • wǒ èr shí suì

    我二十岁。

    I'm twenty.

  • tā ér zi sān suì

    他儿子三岁。

    His son is three.

  • nǐ duō dà?

    你多大?

    How old are you?

Common mistakes

  • 我是二十岁 is wrong — drop the 是.