nián jì
âge
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他年纪不大却很勇敢。
tā nián jì bú dà què hěn yǒnɡ ɡǎn .
He's not very old but he's very brave.
我的爷爷年纪很大了。
wǒ de yé yé nián jì hěn dà le .
My grandfather is very old.
他在家里是年纪最小的。
tā zài jiā lǐ shì nián jì zuì xiǎo de .
He was the youngest in the family.
年轻 (niánqīng)
young
幼小 (yòuxiǎo)
young
The Chinese word 年纪 (niánjì) is composed of two characters: 年 (nián), meaning "year", and 纪 (jì), meaning "record" or "age". Together, they literally mean "age record" or "age mark". The word 年纪 is used to refer to a person's age or the length of time that has passed since a particular event. For example, a person who is 20 years old would be said to be 二十岁 (èrshí suì), literally "twenty years old". The word 年纪 can also be used to refer to a period of time, such as a decade or a century. For example, the 20th century would be said to be 二十世纪 (èrshí shìjì), literally "twenty centuries".
