Chinese Word: 岁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

岁 (Trad.: 歲)HSK 1

Pinyin: suì

English Definition: classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)

Chinese Definition:
①年：岁首。岁暮。岁夕(即“除夕”)。岁除(年终)。岁阑(一年将尽的时候)。
②一年的收成，年景：岁凶(年成歉收)。歉岁(收成不好的年份)。
③年龄：年岁。周岁。
④星名：岁星(即“木星”。)
⑤指时间，光阴：岁月(泛指时间)。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 山

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 山 [ shān ] mountain, hill, peak
- 夕 [ xī ] evening, night, dusk; slanted

Similar Characters: 岃

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岁月HSK 6	suì yuè	years; time
周岁	zhōu suì	one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
万岁HSK 3	wàn suì	Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty
岁数HSK 5	suì shu	age (number of years old)
年岁HSK 1	nián suì	years of age; age

1		xiǎo míng 小明 cái 才 16 suì 岁。 Xiao Ming is only 16 years old
2		wǒ 我 jīn nián 今年 shí suì 十岁。 I am ten years old this year.
3		wǒ 我 jīn nián 今年 20 suì 岁。 I am 20 years old this year.
4		wǒ 我 nǚ ér 女儿 liù 六 suì 岁 le 了。 My daughter is six years old.
5		wǒ 我 gē bǐ 哥比 wǒ 我 dà 大 liǎng suì 两岁。 My brother is two years older than me.

1		xiǎo míng 小明 cái 才 16 suì 岁。 Xiao Ming is only 16 years old
2		wǒ 我 jīn nián 今年 shí suì 十岁。 I am ten years old this year.
3		wǒ 我 jīn nián 今年 20 suì 岁。 I am 20 years old this year.
4		wǒ 我 nǚ ér 女儿 liù 六 suì 岁 le 了。 My daughter is six years old.
5		wǒ 我 gē bǐ 哥比 wǒ 我 dà 大 liǎng suì 两岁。 My brother is two years older than me.