年纪 (nián jì) — age (of a person, colloquial)
Definition
年紀 is a casual, everyday word for a person's age. 年龄 is more formal (used on forms, in writing); 年紀 sounds natural in speech. Unlike 岁数, it is not used as a predicate of age (e.g. '我 二十岁', not '我 二十年纪').
noun
age (of a person, colloquial)
Measure word · 把, 个
Examples
- 年纪？Nǐ mā ma jīn nián de nián jì shì duō shǎo?What is your mother's age this year?
- 年纪，。Tā yǐ jīng dào le tuì xiū de nián jì le, dàn hái zài gōng zuò.He has reached retirement age but is still working.
- 年纪，。Tā yì bǎ nián jì le, hái tiān tiān pǎo bù.He is quite old but still runs every day.
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