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年纪

nián jì · nian ji

Traditional 年紀

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 把 bǎ, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. age
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A secret age

  1. Liangliang

    那位(nàwèi)爷爷(yéye)多大(duōdà)年纪(niánjì)了(le)？

    How old is that grandpa?

  2. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)八十(bāshí)多(duō)岁(suì)了(le)，可是(kěshì)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)打(dǎ)太极(tàijí)。

    I heard he is over eighty, but he practices tai chi every day.

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)这个(zhège)年纪(niánjì)还(hái)这么(zhème)有精神(yǒujīngshén)！

    At his age, he is still so energetic!

  4. Dengdeng

    刚才(gāngcái)我(wǒ)问(wèn)了(le)，爷爷(yéye)笑(xiào)着(zhe)说(shuō)，年纪(niánjì)是(shì)秘密(mìmì)。

    I asked just now, and Grandpa said with a smile that his age is a secret.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)我(wǒ)在(zài)你(nǐ)这(zhè)个(ge)年(nián)纪(jì)时(shí)，冥(míng)王(wáng)星(xīng)是(shì)行(xíng)星(xīng)。

When I was your age, Pluto was a planet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

爷(yé)爷(ye)年(nián)纪(jì)大(dà)了(le)，走(zǒu)路(lù)比(bǐ)以(yǐ)前(qián)慢(màn)多(duō)了(le)。

Grandpa is getting old, and he walks much more slowly than before.

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年
nián

year

纪
jì

order; discipline

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