年龄

年齡

niánlíng

noun HSK 5 #2,479

Meanings

1 age (of a person)

Characters

Examples

请问您的年龄是多少？

Qǐngwèn nín de niánlíng shì duōshǎo?

May I ask what your age is?

年龄不是问题。

Niánlíng bú shì wèntí.

Age is not a problem.

他看起来比实际年龄年轻。

Tā kàn qǐlái bǐ shíjì niánlíng niánqīng.

He looks younger than his actual age.

Tips

usage

年龄 is the formal/written word for age. In casual speech, 多大 (duō dà) is more common: 你多大了？(How old are you?)

Stroke Order

年 nián

龄 líng