Chinese Word: 龄 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

龄 (Trad.: 齡)HSK 4

Pinyin: líng

English Definition: age; length of experience, membership etc

Chinese Definition:
①岁数：年龄。高龄。松龄鹤寿。
②年数：工龄。党龄。军龄。教龄。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 齒

Pictophonetic:令 indicates the sound; 齿 (age) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 齿 [ chǐ ] teeth; gears, cogs; age
- 令 [ lìng ] command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause

Similar Characters: 怜伶冷领铃岭玲拎

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年龄HSK 4	nián líng	(a person's) age; Classifiers: 把
老龄	lǎo líng	old age; aging; aged; geriatric; the aged
高龄	gāo líng	elderly
适龄	shì líng	of age; of the appropriate age
老龄化	lǎo líng huà	aging (population)

1		tā 她 de 的 nián líng 年龄 yǔ 与 wǒ 我 xiāng fǎng 相仿。 She is around the same age as me.
2		tā 他 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 bǐ 比 shí jì 实际 nián líng 年龄 nián qīng 年轻。 He looks younger than his actual age.
3		tā 他 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 bǐ 比 shí jì 实际 nián líng 年龄 yào 要 nián qīng 年轻。 He looks younger than his actual age.
4		rén kǒu 人口 lǎo líng huà 老龄化 shì 是 yī gè 一个 quán qiú xìng 全球性 wèn tí 问题。 Population aging is a global issue.
5		hái zi 孩子 de 的 gè r 个儿 zhēn 真 gāo 高， bǐ 比 tóng líng rén 同龄人 dōu 都 gāo 高。 The child is really tall, taller than peers.

1		tā 她 de 的 nián líng 年龄 yǔ 与 wǒ 我 xiāng fǎng 相仿。 She is around the same age as me.
2		tā 他 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 bǐ 比 shí jì 实际 nián líng 年龄 nián qīng 年轻。 He looks younger than his actual age.
3		tā 他 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 bǐ 比 shí jì 实际 nián líng 年龄 yào 要 nián qīng 年轻。 He looks younger than his actual age.
4		rén kǒu 人口 lǎo líng huà 老龄化 shì 是 yī gè 一个 quán qiú xìng 全球性 wèn tí 问题。 Population aging is a global issue.
5		hái zi 孩子 de 的 gè r 个儿 zhēn 真 gāo 高， bǐ 比 tóng líng rén 同龄人 dōu 都 gāo 高。 The child is really tall, taller than peers.