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年龄 niánlíng

年龄 niánlíng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 年龄 niánlíng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niánlíng | nian2 ling2
English translation
(a person's) age
CL:[bǎ],
>[gè]

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Traditional form

年齡

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 年龄 niánlíng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 年龄 niánlíng .

Nián

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person ( jié ) harvesting grain (). The harvest season is a yearly event. The components are not obvious in the modern form.

Positional decomposition

gān

Number of Strokes

6
líng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 齿 chǐ represents the meaning and Líng represents the sound. Simplified form of líng .

Phonetic compound

Líng

Semantic compound

齿 chǐ

Positional decomposition

齿令

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 年龄 niánlíng

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认为 rènwéi de 年龄 niánlíng 已经 yǐjīng gòu le .

I reckon that he is old enough.

愈来愈 yù lái yù shēn de 分歧 fēnqí 使 shǐ 不同 bù tóng de 年龄 niánlíng qún 互相 hùxiāng 分离 fēn lí .

Increasingly deep cleavages separate one age group from another.

cāi de 年龄 niánlíng zài 55 suì 左右 zuǒyòu .

I put her age at

大多数 dà duō shù 孩子 háizi dào le 上学 shàng xué de 年龄 niánlíng jiù 学会 xué huì 鞋带 xié dài le .

Most children learn to lace up their shoes by the time they are old enough to start school.

Lún 年龄 niánlíng , liǎ 已经 yǐjīng 不是 bú shi bào zhāo 枕头 zhěntou zài 床上打闹,或者 huòzhě ràng 人家 rénjiā lái shuǎi de xiǎo 娃娃 wáwa le .

The two young daughters sat on the bedroom couch watching him.

年龄 niánlíng Decomposition

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年龄 niánlíng Compounds

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  • Nián
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  • líng
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