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岁
歲
suì
1. classifier for years (of age)
2. year
3. year (of crop harvests)
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

岁
suì
year; years old, age; harvest
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

今岁
jīnsuì
(literary) this year
去岁
qùsuì
last year
嗣岁
sìsuì
the following year
太岁
Tàisuì
Tai Sui, God of the year
守岁
shǒusuì
to see in the New Year
实岁
shísuì
method of calculating a person's age in years from birth
年岁
niánsuì
years of age
几岁
jǐsuì
some years
往岁
wǎngsuì
in former years
恶岁
èsuì
lean year
早岁
zǎosuì
early years
旬岁
xúnsuì
full year
岁修
suìxiū
start of the year
岁俸
suìfèng
annual salary
岁入
suìrù
annual revenue
岁出
suìchū
annual expenditure
岁差
suìchà
the precession of the equinoxes
岁序
suìxù
succession of seasons
岁数
suìshu
age (number of years old)
岁时
suìshí
season

Example Sentences (10)

七岁左右的儿童普遍好动，坐不住，所以老师在教这个年龄段的孩子时，一定要想办法引起他们的兴趣。
Qī suì zuǒyòu de értóng pǔbiàn hàodòng, zuòbúzhù, suǒyǐ lǎoshī zài jiāo zhège niánlíngduàn de háizi shí, yídìng yào xiǎng bànfǎ yǐnqǐ tāmen de xìngqù.
Children around seven are generally active and can't sit still, so when teachers teach this age group, they must find ways to spark their interest.
Text 5
我第一次跳舞是在七岁的时候。
Wǒ dì yī cì tiàowǔ shì zài qī suì de shíhou.
I danced for the first time when I was seven years old.
Text 2
二十多岁。
Èrshí duō suì.
In their twenties.
Text 3
我女儿今年也七岁了。我希望她能跟您学跳舞，可以吗？
wǒ nǚ'ér jīnnián yě qī suì le. Wǒ xīwàng tā néng gēn nín xué tiàowǔ, kěyǐ ma?
My daughter is also seven years old this year. I hope she can learn to dance from you. Is that okay?
Text 2
她去年秋天出生的，刚过完一岁生日。
Tā qùnián qiūtiān chūshēng de, gāng guò wán yí suì shēngrì.
She was born last fall and just had her first birthday.
Text 3
我十一岁的时候开始踢足球，已经踢了十年了。
Wǒ shíyī suì de shíhòu kāishǐ tī zúqiú, yǐjīng tī le shí nián le.
I started playing soccer when I was eleven years old, and I have been playing for ten years.
Text 3
二十五岁，他比我大三岁。
Èrshíwǔ suì, tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.
Twenty-five years old, he is three years older than me.
Text 2
是呀，他8岁就开始上台演出，到现在大概唱了60多年了，他对这门艺术的喜爱从来没有改变过。
Shì ya, tā bā suì jiù kāishǐ shàng tái yǎnchū, dào xiànzài dàgài chàng le liùshí duō nián le, tā duì zhè mén yìshù de xǐ'ài cónglái méiyǒu gǎibiàn guo.
Yes, he started performing on stage at 8, and to this day he has sung for over 60 years. His love for this art has never changed.
Text 1
二十五岁，他比我大三岁。
Èrshíwǔ suì, tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.
Twenty-five years old, he is three years older than me.
Text 2
她比我们老师小两岁。
Tā bǐ wǒmen lǎoshī xiǎo liǎng suì.
She is two years younger than our teacher.
Text 4

Alternate Entries

岁
suì
variant of [[歲|岁<suì>]], year / years old
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
771
Word Frequency Rank
1,015 of 84,292