岁

suì

years old

measure word HSK 3.0 · Band 1 trad. 嵗

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岁

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岁
  • 压岁钱yāsuìqiánmoney given to children as a gift on ChineB5
  • 岁数suìshuage (number of years old)B6
  • 岁月suìyuèyearsB6
  • 周岁zhōusuìone full year (e.g. on child's first birthB7

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我今年二十岁。

I am twenty years old.

她女儿三岁了。

Her daughter is three.