岁数 suìshu age (number of years old)
How to remember 岁数: 岁 years + 数 number = age (number of years old).
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How it is used
- Age (number of years old) - colloquial: 您多大岁数了? (nín duō dà suìshu le?) how old are you? (politely, to an elder).
- Everyday spoken word, often for older people; note neutral tone (suìshu).
- Compare formal 年龄 (niánlíng, age) used on forms; 岁数 is chattier.
Example sentences
- 他岁数和你差不多。 Tā suìshù hé nǐ chàbuduō.He is about your age.
- 您父母多大岁数了？ Nín fùmǔ duōdà suìshù le?How old are your parents?