Ages & life stages in Chinese: conversation questions
A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about ages & life stages in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.
- 你多大了？How old are you?
- 你属什么？What's your Chinese zodiac sign?
- 你有跟你同岁的好朋友吗？Do you have a good friend who's the same age as you?
- 你小时候住在哪儿？Where did you live as a child?
- 你的父母退休了吗？Have your parents retired?
- 你觉得多大才算成年人？At what age do you think someone counts as an adult?
- 你想在多大的时候退休？At what age do you want to retire?
- 你觉得年轻好还是年纪大一点儿好？为什么？Is it better to be young or a bit older? Why?
Learn the words first
The Ages & life stages word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.