年龄
nián líng
Pinyin

Definition

年龄
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nián líng
  1. (a person's) age
  2. CL:把[bǎ],個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
Nián
  1. 1 surname Nian
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
tù nián
  1. 1 Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
qù nián
  1. 1 last year
shào nián
  1. 1 early youth
  2. 2 youngster
  3. 3 (literary) youth
  4. 4 young man
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
nián wèi
  1. 1 Spring Festival atmosphere
  2. 2 festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
nián yè
  1. 1 lunar New Year's Eve
nián yè fàn
  1. 1 New Year's Eve family dinner
nián nián
  1. 1 year after year
  2. 2 yearly
  3. 3 every year
  4. 4 annually
nián dǐ
  1. 1 the end of the year
  2. 2 year-end
nián dù
  1. 1 year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
  2. 2 annual
nián huì
  1. 1 annual meeting
nián jì
  1. 1 age
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ],個|个[gè]
nián jí
  1. 1 grade
  2. 2 year (in school, college etc)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
nián zhōng
  1. 1 end of the year
nián huá
  1. 1 years
  2. 2 time
  3. 3 age

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
  1. 1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
  2. 2 prosperity
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
  1. 1 fleeting years (idiom)
十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
  1. 1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
君子报仇,十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
  1. 1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
  1. 1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
  2. 2 dilapidated
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
  1. 1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年轻力壮
nián qīng lì zhuàng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)
年轻气盛
nián qīng qì shèng
  1. 1 full of youthful vigor (idiom)
  2. 2 in the prime of youth
年高德劭
nián gāo dé shào
  1. 1 to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
度日如年
dù rì rú nián
  1. 1 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
  2. 2 time crawls when one is wretched
成年累月
chéng nián lěi yuè
  1. 1 year in, year out (idiom)

Sample Sentences

3)保持健康的生活方式和积极的社会交往,坚持力所能及的活动和锻炼。随着年龄增长的:老年人体脂百分比增高、瘦组织减少,也就是说,老年人不可避免地会出现肌肉的衰减,导致身体活动能力逐渐下降、容易摔倒等。
)bǎochí jiànkāng de shēnghuó fāngshì hé jījí de shèhuì jiāowǎng ,jiānchí lìsuǒnéngjí de huódòng hé duànliàn 。suízhe niánlíng zēngzhǎng de :lǎoniánrén tǐ zhī bǎifēnbǐ zēnggāo 、shòu zǔzhī jiǎnshǎo ,yějiùshìshuō ,lǎoniánrén bùkě bìmiǎn de huì chūxiàn jīròu de shuāijiǎn ,dǎozhì shēntǐ huódòng nénglì zhújiàn xiàjiàng 、róngyì shuāidǎo děng 。
3) Maintain a healthy lifestyle and positive social interactions, and adhere to activities and exercises that are within your power. With the increase of age: the percentage of body fat in the elderly is increased, and the lean tissue is reduced. That is to say, the elderly will inevitably have muscle attenuation, which leads to a gradual decline in physical activity and easy fall.
其实电影分级本质上是为观众服务的,就是告诉不同年龄的观众可以看哪一类的电影。电影不分级实际上是侵害儿童的,因为太多涉及血腥、暴力、性爱的画面过早地让孩子们看到了。同时也是对成年人不负责,因为不能真正制作符合成年人口味的类型片。
qíshí diànyǐng fēnjí běnzhì shàng shì wèi guānzhòng fúwù de ,jiùshì gàosu bùtóng niánlíng de guānzhòng kěyǐ kàn nǎ yī lèi de diànyǐng 。diànyǐng bù fēnjí shíjìshàng shì qīnhài értóng de ,yīnwèi tài duō shèjí xuèxīng 、bàolì 、xìngài de huàmiàn guò zǎo de ràng háizi men kàndào le 。tóngshí yě shì duì chéngniánrén bù fùzé ,yīnwèi bùnéng zhēnzhèng zhìzuò fúhé chéngniánrén kǒuwèi de lèixíng piàn 。
In fact, movie ratings are essentially a service to audiences. It tells audiences of different ages what kind of movies they can watch. Unrated movies are really harmful to children because they allow children to see images of gore, violence and sex too early on. At the same time, they are also unfair to adults because movies can't be made that truly cater to adult preferences.
李晓的父亲年龄大了,又爱喝酒,身体比较差。他突然去世,我们也很难受,但医生已经尽力了。
Lǐxiǎo de fùqīn niánlíng dà le ,yòu ài hējiǔ ,shēntǐ bǐjiào chà 。tā tūrán qùshì ,wǒmen yě hěn nánshòu ,dàn yīshēng yǐjīng jìnlì le 。
Li Xiao's father was old. He also loved to drink and his health wasn't very good. We're also very upset that he died suddenly, but the doctors had already done everything they could.
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没想到就业中会有这么多歧视。很多招聘启事上面还有年龄限制呢,明确要求35周岁以下,你说我们35岁以后可怎么办?
méixiǎngdào jiùyè zhōng huì yǒu zhème duō qíshì 。hěn duō zhāopìnqǐshì shàngmian háiyǒu niánlíng xiànzhì ne ,míngquè yāoqiú sānshíwǔ zhōusuì yǐxià ,nǐ shuō wǒmen sānshíwǔ suì yǐhòu kě zěnme bàn ?
I had no idea there was so much discrimination in employment. Many job ads have age limits where there's a clear request for people under 35. What do you think we people older than 35 are supposed to do?
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性别歧视,年龄歧视,对了,我上次想投个学校,人家还要求有本地户口。连户籍也有歧视,真是歧视无处不在啊!
xìngbié qíshì ,niánlíngqíshì ,duìle ,wǒ shàngcì xiǎng tóu gè xuéxiào ,rénjiā hái yāoqiú yǒu běndì hùkǒu 。lián hùjí yě yǒu qíshì ,zhēn shì qíshì wúchùbùzài a !
Sexual discrimination, age discrimination. By the way, the last time I sent my resume to a school, they also required that I have local residency. There's even discrimination over residency. There's discrimination everywhere!
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真爱跟年龄无关。
zhēn ài gēn niánlíng wúguān 。
True love has nothing to do with age.
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因为虚岁一般要比你的实际年龄要大一些。
yīnwèi xūsuì yībān yào bǐ nǐ de shíjì niánlíng yào dà yīxiē 。
Because your nominal age is usually a bit older than your real age.
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周岁就是你实际的年龄。
zhōusuì jiùshì nǐ shíjì de niánlíng 。
Real age is what your actual age is.
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有的时候,可能直接问年龄不太礼貌,你还可以问:你属什么的?
yǒude shíhou ,kěnéng zhíjiē wèn niánlíng bùtài lǐmào ,nǐ hái kěyǐ wèn :nǐ shǔ shénme de ?
Sometimes it's possible that it's impolite to ask someone's age directly, so you can ask: what's your zodiac sign?
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一般要问年龄小的人。
yībān yào wèn niánlíng xiǎo de rén 。
Often you ask a child this question.
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