歲 (seoi3 | sui4 xue3) : year; age (of a person)

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歲

seoi3

sui4 xue3

[1] [n] year; age (of a person) [2] harvest

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 止 (#77)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

歲 / 岁

This word has been viewed 21369 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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幾歲 gei2 seoi3 = 'how old?' 粵

歲數 seoi3 sou3 sui4 shu5 = age

十九歲 sap6 gau2 seoi3 shi2 jiu3 sui4 = 19 years old

長命百歲 coeng4 ming6 baak3 seoi3 chang2 ming4 bai3 sui4 = live to be a hundred; live to a ripe old age

萬歲 maan6 seoi3 wan4 sui4 = long live...; may...have a long life

歲月 seoi3 jyut6 sui4 yue4 = the years of a person's life

歲晚 seoi3 maan5 = late in the year, the year drawing to its close

五六十歲 ng5 luk6 sap6 seoi3 wu3 liu4 shi2 sui4 = (in one's) fifties or sixties (years of age)

歲入 seoi3 jap6 sui4 ru4 = revenue; annual income

千秋萬歲 cin1 cau1 maan6 seoi3 qian1 qiu1 wan4 sui4 = aeon; eon
See all 33 compounds (CantoDict reports 35 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 11 examples containing 歲

我今年八歲。
I'm eight this year.

你今年幾歲？
How old are you?

當天應該得七歲。粵
That day, I think I was only seven.

我哋嗰個年代十七歲粵
We were 17 (years old) back then.
[Lit. We that generation 17 years old]

佢就嚟十五歲嘅啦粵
He's almost 15 years old.
[Lit. he almost 15 year [particles]]

漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

中華人民共和國萬歲，萬萬歲！
Long live the People's Republic of China!

喺馬來西亞，未滿17歲嘅人唔准揸車。粵
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.

我斷估咋，原來佢真係廿三歲粵
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.

董先生偷拍女朋友的十來歲的女兒洗澡國
Mr. Dong is taking pictures of his girlfriend's teenage daughter bathing without her knowledge.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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