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年龄

nián líng · nian ling

Traditional 年齡

HSK 5Old HSK 4Measure words: 把 bǎ, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. (a person's) age
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How old is the tree?

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)棵(kē)树(shù)的(de)年龄(niánlíng)有(yǒu)多(duō)大(dà)？

    How old is this tree?

  2. Liangliang

    牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：三百岁(sānbǎisuì)。

    The sign says: three hundred years old.

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)的(de)年龄(niánlíng)比(bǐ)我们(wǒmen)加起来(jiāqǐlai)还(hái)大(dà)！

    Its age is more than ours added together!

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)加起来(jiāqǐlai)才(cái)五十岁(wǔshísuì)。

    Yes, together we are only fifty.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)它(tā)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)老(lǎo)爷爷(yéye)！

    Then it's our great old grandpa!

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2 examples
01

两(liǎng)个(gè)孩(hái)子(zi)的(de)年(nián)龄(líng)加(jiā)起(qǐ)来(lái)和(hé)他(tā)们(men)的(de)父(fù)亲(qīn)相(xiāng)当(dāng)。

The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)告(gào)诉(sù)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)他(tā)的(de)年(nián)龄(líng)。

Tom told Mary his age.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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