Ages & life stages in Chinese 年龄
niánlíng
How old is everyone? 15 essential ages & life stages words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 年龄 | nián líng | age |
| 岁数 | suì shu | age (colloquial) |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | teenager |
| 成年人 | chéng nián rén | adult |
| 中年 | zhōng nián | middle age |
| 老年人 | lǎo nián rén | elderly people |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | to retire |
| 小时候 | xiǎo shí hou | as a child |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 变老 | biàn lǎo | to grow old |
| 一辈子 | yī bèi zi | whole life |
| 同岁 | tóng suì | the same age |
| 大 | dà | old (of age); big |
| 多大 | duō dà | how old |
| 属 | shǔ | to be born in the year of (zodiac) |
Example sentences
- 请问你的年龄是多少？May I ask how old you are?
- 你爷爷多大岁数了？How old is your grandpa?
- 这本书很适合青少年。This book is great for teenagers.
- 成年人要对自己负责。Adults have to take responsibility for themselves.
- 他已经是中年人了。He's middle-aged now.
- 老年人坐公交车免费。Elderly people ride the bus for free.
- 我爸爸去年退休了。My dad retired last year.
- 我小时候住在农村。I lived in the countryside as a child.
- 你看起来很年轻。You look very young.
- 谁都会变老。Everyone grows old.
- 他一辈子都住在这儿。He's lived here his whole life.
- 我们俩同岁。We're the same age.
- 你比我大两岁。You're two years older than me.
- 你今年多大？How old are you this year?
- 我属龙。I was born in the Year of the Dragon.
Practise speaking
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