"(a person's) age" in Chinese — 年龄 (nián líng)

年

龄

nián líng

(a person's) age

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 年齡2 example sentences

Definitions

1(a person's) age

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年

龄

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄢˊ

nián

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧㄥˊ

líng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

年龄

Simplified

年齡

Traditional

Example sentences

See 年龄 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

你有多大年龄?
nǐ yǒu duō dà nián líng?
What's your age?
你年龄有多大?
nǐ nián líng yǒu duō dà?
How old are you?

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Related words

年

nián

year

去年

qù nián

last year

年级

nián jí

grade

年轻

nián qīng

young

年代

nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

年纪

nián jì

age

半年

bàn nián

half a year

今年

jīn nián

this year

明年

míng nián

next year

新年

xīn nián

New Year

过年

guò nián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

老年

lǎo nián

elderly

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(a person's) age in Chinese: 年龄 (nián líng)