年紀 (nin4 gei2 | nian2 ji4) : (chronological) age

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年紀

nin4 gei2

nian2 ji4

(chronological) age | [粵]: 歲

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 1,710,000

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

年紀 / 年纪

This word has been viewed 2519 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 26th Jul 2004 04:12 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

年 nin4 - year
紀 gei2 - discipline; annals; epoch

4 compounds containing this word:

年紀大 - to be old, growing old
年紀大，機器壞 - 1. (people) be frail or have bad health because of old age 2. (appliances) break down due to age
年紀輕輕 - the younger generation, during the young age
Common Formations:
週年紀念 - anniversary commemoration

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豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.

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Decimal representation of this word: 年紀

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