年龄

年齡

niánlíng

noun HSK 4 #2,479

Meanings

HSK 1

请问您的年龄是多少？

Qǐngwèn nín de niánlíng shì duōshǎo?

May I ask what your age is?

HSK 4

他看起来比实际年龄年轻。

Tā kànqǐlái bǐ shíjì niánlíng niánqīng.

He looks younger than his actual age.

HSK 5

到了这个年龄他开始承担起家庭的责任。

Dào le zhège niánlíng tā kāishǐ chéngdān qǐ jiātíng de zérèn.

At this age, he began to shoulder the responsibilities of a family.

usage

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

年 nián

龄 líng