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Age with 岁
To express someone's age in Chinese, place the number of years directly before 岁 without any verb. This pattern is equivalent to 'is X years old' in English. Remember not to insert a verb like 是 or 有.
Structure
Subj. + Number + 岁
Examples
- 我20岁。Wǒ èrshí suì .I am 20 years old.
- 我儿子一岁。Wǒ érzi yī suì .My son is one year old.
- 我妈妈今年45岁。Wǒ māma jīnnián sìshí-wǔ suì .My mother is 45 years old this year.
- 你爷爷今年80岁吗？Nǐ yéye jīnnián bāshí suì ma？Is your grandpa eighty years old this year?
- 他女朋友也20岁吗？Tā nǚpéngyou yě èrshí suì ma?Is his girlfriend also twenty years old?