How to Say ‘How old are you?’ in Simplified Chinese
你几岁？
nǐ jǐ suì
[nǐ ji suì]
🇨🇳 In China: Using 几 assumes a small answer, so this is the way to ask a child's age. With adults, people say 你多大？ "how old are you?", or 您多大年纪？ for elders.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being addressed.
你可以帮我吗？
Can you help me?
几
jǐ
[ji]
how many
Used in questions to ask for a number.
几个人来了？
How many people came?
岁
suì
[suì]
years old
A measure word for age, used after a number.
我妹妹十岁。
My younger sister is ten years old.
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