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年龄 (nián líng) English Meaning
- (a person’s) age
Traditional Characters: 年齡
年 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
龄 is only found in HSK 4.
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
- 把(bǎ)
- 個|个
Sample Sentences
- 她谎报年龄。
Tā huǎngbào niánlíng.
She lies about her age. - 你有多大年龄？
Nǐ yǒu duōdà niánlíng?
What is your age? - 她谎报自己的年龄。
Tā huǎngbào zìjǐ de niánlíng.
She lied about her age. - 他的长相与年龄不符。
Tā de cháng xiāng yǔ niánlíng bùfú.
He doesn’t look his age. - 他们俩在同一个年龄。
Tāmen liǎ zài tóng yīgè niánlíng.
They’re the same age. - “年龄” “16岁”
“Niánlíng” “16 suì”
“Age?” “16.”
Stroke Order & Character Components
年 (nián): year; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 丿 (piě): oblique
- 干 (gàn): dry
- -: unidentified strokes
龄 (líng): length of experience, membership, etc.; age
- 齿 (chǐ): tooth / engrenage
- 令 (lìng): to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make something happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 年
HSK 1 Word List
- 年(nián): year; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 2 Word List
- 去年(qù nián): last year
HSK 3 Word List
- 年级(nián jí): grade; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 年轻(nián qīng): young
HSK 4 Word List
- 年龄(nián líng): (a person’s) age; CL: 把(bǎ), 個|个
HSK 5 Word List
- 年代(nián dài): a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 年纪(nián jì): year (in school, college, etc.); grade CL: 把(bǎ), 個|个
- 青少年(qīng shào nián): teenager; teenage; an adolescent; a youth; young person
HSK 6 Word List
- 拜年(bài nián): pay a New Year call; wish somebody a Happy New Year
- 连年(lián nián): successive years; over many years
- 年度(nián dù): year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
- 周年(zhōu nián): anniversary; annual
- 逐年(zhú nián): year after year; with each passing year; over the years
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
