年岁 (nián suì) — age (of a person) — formal/literary; year's harvest, annual crop yield; a particular year, period of years
Definition
A formal/literary word for 'age (of a person)' and 'years/time'. Most everyday situations use 年龄 or 岁 instead; 年岁 is reserved for written or literary style.
noun
age (of a person) — formal/literaryyear's harvestannual crop yielda particular yearperiod of years
Examples
- 年岁。Tā de nián suì yǐ jīng hěn dà le.He is already very advanced in age.
- 年岁。Jīn nián de nián suì bǐ qù nián hǎo duō le.This year's harvest is much better than last year's.
- 年岁，。Zài nà xiē jiān nán de nián suì lǐ, rén men hù xiāng bāng zhù.In those difficult years, people helped each other.
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