岁数

歲數

suìshu

noun HSK 6 #9,258

Meanings

The number of years - one's age.

HSK 3

她的岁数不大，但很有经验。

Tā de suìshu bùdà, dàn hěn yǒu jīngyàn.

She's not old, but very experienced.

HSK 3

上了岁数的人容易生病。

Shàng le suìshu de rén róngyì shēngbìng.

People who are getting on in years are prone to illness.

HSK 7-9

你别看他岁数大，身体可好了。

Nǐ biékàn tā suìshu dà, shēntǐ kěhǎo le.

Don't let his age fool you; he's very healthy.

usage

岁数 is more colloquial than 年龄 (age). 上了岁数 = getting older. 年纪 is another synonym. All three mean 'age' but 岁数 feels the most conversational.

岁 suì

数 shù