How to Say ‘How old are you this year?’ in Traditional Chinese
你今年幾歲了？
nǐ jīn nián jǐ suì le
[nǐ jīnnián jǐ suì le]
💬 Usage Tip: 幾歲 (jǐ suì) asks a child's age, because 幾 "how many" expects a small number. For an adult, use 您多大年紀 (nín duō dà nián jì) "How old are you?" instead, which is more polite.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is a classic opener when an adult gives a child a red envelope. It gives the child a moment to answer and shows the adult is paying attention to how much they've grown.
Phrase Breakdown
你今年
nǐ jīn nián
You, this year
今年 (jīnnián) means 'this year'.
你今年去哪裡玩？
Where are you traveling this year?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
今年
jīn nián
[jīnnián]
this year
The current year.
今年過年我回家。
This New Year I'm going home.
幾歲了？
jǐ suì le
how old are you?
幾歲 asks the age of a child. Use 幾歲 mainly for children.
妹妹幾歲了？
How old is your little sister?
Words in this phrase
幾
jǐ
[jǐ]
what (number); which
Asks about a number, as in 幾點 'what time'.
現在幾點？
What time is it now?
歲
suì
[suì]
years old
Measure word for age.
我弟弟十歲。
My younger brother is ten years old.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
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