年岁

年歲

niánsuì

noun #27,005

Meanings

1 age; years of age
2 years; time (in one's life)

Characters

year of age; years old

Examples

她年岁不小了，但看上去很年轻。

Tā niánsuì bù xiǎo le, dàn kànshàngqù hěn niánqīng.

She's no longer young in years, but she looks very youthful.

随着年岁增长，他越来越沉稳。

Suízhe niánsuì zēngzhǎng, tā yuèláiyuè chénwěn.

As the years passed, he became more and more composed.

Tips

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年岁 is a slightly more literary or formal way to say 'age' compared to the colloquial 年龄. It often evokes a sense of the passing of time rather than a precise number.

Stroke Order

年 nián

岁 suì