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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 年纪
[niánjì]
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名
(人的)年龄;岁数。
Examples
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有一把年纪
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be getting on in years
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我年纪大了,不能出远门了。
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I'm too old to go on long trips any more.
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这两个人的年纪相仿佛。
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These two persons are about the same age.
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尽着年纪大的坐。
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Let the older people sit down first.
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他年纪虽小却很老气。
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He's old for his years.
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他虽然上了年纪,手脚倒还灵便。
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Though getting on in years, he is still nimble.
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他年纪很轻。
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He is very young.
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他年纪虽老,干活并不弱。
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Old as he is, he works energetically.
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奶奶上了年纪,腿脚不那么灵便了。
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Granny is stricken in years and isn't so surefooted as before.
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nciku Note
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年纪, 年龄 and 岁 niánjì, niánlíng and suì
The three words all mean “age” but they are of different parts of speech.
1. 年纪 and 年龄 are both nouns. 年纪 is only applied to human beings or personified things. 年龄 can be applied to human beings, animals, plants and celestial bodies.
(1) 他 年纪( 年龄)很小,可是很懂事。 (2) 太阳的 年龄大约在50亿年左右。 (3) 我们可以从动物的牙齿来判断它的 年龄( 年纪)。
To ask 年纪 is more polite. 几岁, 十几岁 can be used for children. 年龄有多大 niánlíng yǒu duō dà is a general usage.
(4) 您多大年纪了? (5) 孩子,你几岁了? (6) 您的 年龄是多少?
With 年纪, one can say 年纪轻 niánjì qīng, 年纪不小 niánjì bù xiǎo, 年纪大了 niánjì dà le. If 年龄 is used, one can only say 年龄小 niánlíng xiǎo, 年龄不大 niánlíng bù dà, etc.
2. 岁 is a measure word, but is rather unusual. It can take no nouns after it and may be considered as a measure word for nouns. It can be applied to human beings, animals and plants.
(1) 他今年16岁。 (2) 我家狗已经10 岁了。 (3) 我比他大好几 岁。
三个词都表示生存的年数,但词性不同。 1.“年纪”和“年龄”都是名词。“年纪”只用于人或拟人事物。“年龄”则可用于人、动植物、天体等。 当面询问人的岁数时,用“多大年纪”比较客气。“几岁”、“十几岁”可用于小孩。“年龄有多大”等则比较一般化。 “年纪”可说“年纪轻”、“年纪不小”、“年纪大了”。“年龄”可说“年龄小”、“年龄不大”等。 2.“岁”是量词,但较特殊,后面不能直接带名词,可以认为是名量词。使用范围包多人、动植物。
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