Word: 岁 (suì)

七岁八岁狗也嫌

qī suì bā suì gǒu yě xián

at seven or eight, even the dogs dislike him

七岁看大，八岁看老

qī suì kàn dà, bā suì kàn lǎo

at seven see the adult, at eight see the old age

三岁小孩儿贴对联,不分上下

sān suì xiǎoháir tiē duìlián,bùfēnshàngxià

a three-year-old pasting up couplets: can't tell top from bottom

三岁看大,七岁看老

sān suì kàn dà,qī suì kàn lǎo

at three see the grown-up, at seven see the old man

今天她满10岁了。

Jīntiān tā mǎn shí suì le.

Today she turns ten years old.

今天我四岁了。

Jīntiān wǒ sì suì le.

Today I turn four years old.

从小看大,三岁看老

cóngxiǎo kàn dà,sān suì kàn lǎo

from small see big; at three see old age

他三十岁前就成家立业了。

Tā sānshí suì qián jiù chéngjiālìyè le.

He had married and started his career before he turned thirty.

他三岁就到东京了。

Tā sān suì jiù dào Dōngjīng le.

He came to Tokyo at the age of three.

他今年四十岁上下。

Tā jīnnián sìshí suì shàngxià.

He is around forty years old this year.

他们差六岁。

Tāmen chà liù suì.

The difference in their ages is six years.

他八岁时离开了他的父母。

Tā bā suì shí líkāile tā de fùmǔ.

He left his parents when he was eight years old.

他十八岁就离开家乡去北京求学。

Tā shíbā suì jiù líkāi jiāxiāng qù Běijīng qiúxué.

He left his hometown at eighteen to go study in Beijing.

他十八岁就进城打工了。

Tā shíbā suì jiù jìnchéng dǎgōngle.

He moved to the city to work when he was eighteen.

他十岁时成了孤儿。

Tā shí suì shí chéng le gū'ér.

He became an orphan when he was ten.

他只比我大个把岁。

Tā zhǐ bǐ wǒ dà gè bǎ suì.

He's only a couple of years older than me.

他和我同岁。

Tā hé wǒ tóng suì.

We're the same age.

他四十岁了还一事无成。

Tā sìshí suì le hái yíshìwúchéng.

He's forty and still has achieved nothing.

他在20岁的时候写了这本书。

Tā zài èrshí suì de shíhou xiěle zhè běn shū.

He wrote this book at the age of twenty.

他家里太穷，十五岁就辍学了。

Tā jiālǐ tài qióng, shíwǔ suì jiù chuòxuéle.

His family was too poor, so he dropped out of school at fifteen.

他应该40岁左右吧。

Tā yīnggāi sìshí suì zuǒyòu ba.

He must be about forty.

他才三岁，你要求未免太高了。

Tā cái sān suì, nǐ yāoqiú wèimiǎn tài gāole.

He's only three, so your expectations are really too high.

他比你大两岁。

Tā bǐ nǐ dà liǎng suì.

He is two years older than you.

他比你大八岁。

Tā bǐ nǐ dà bā suì.

He is older than you by eight years.

他比她大三岁。

Tā bǐ tā dà sān suì.

He is older than she is by three years.

他比我大三岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.

He's three years older than me.

他比我大两岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì.

He is my senior by two years.

他比我小两岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ xiǎo liǎng suì.

He is two years my junior.

他比爸爸年轻三岁。

Tā bǐ bàba niánqīng sān suì.

He is three years younger than Father.

他活到了70岁。

Tā huó dàole qīshí suì.

He lived to be seventy years old.

他的事业在三十岁时到了高峰。

Tā de shìyè zài sānshí suì shí dàole gāofēng.

His career reached its height when he was thirty.

他的儿子今年八岁。

Tā de érzi jīnnián bā suì.

His son is eight years old.

他54岁时去世。

Tā wǔshísì suì shí qùshì.

He died aged 54.

你十岁了吗？

Nǐ shí suì le ma?

Are you ten years old?

你有18岁了吗？

Nǐ yǒu shíbā suì le ma?

Are you over 18?

八十岁演员扮孩子，返老还童

bāshí suì yǎnyuán bàn háizi, fǎnlǎohuántóng

An eighty-year-old actor playing a child: old age turns back to childhood

八十岁的妈妈没牙，唇说

bāshí suì de māma méi yá, chún shuō

An eighty-year-old mother with no teeth: speaks with her lips

八十岁的老太太打哈欠，一望无牙

bāshí suì de lǎotàitai dǎhāqian, yí wàng wú yá

An eighty-year-old woman yawning: not a tooth in sight

八十岁的老头儿学吹打，上气不接下气

bāshí suì de lǎotour xué chuīdǎ, shàngqìbùjiēxiàqì

An eighty-year-old learning to play wind and percussion: breath can't follow breath

八十岁老头儿牵猴子，玩儿心不退

bāshí suì lǎotour qiān hóuzi, wánr xīn bú tuì

An eighty-year-old leading a monkey: the urge to play hasn't faded

别刁难孩子了，他才五岁。

Bié diāonàn háizi le, tā cái wǔ suì.

Stop being hard on the child, he's only five.

十二岁的孩子进敬老院，享福享得太早了

shí'èr suì de háizi jìn jìnglǎoyuàn, xiǎngfú xiǎng de tài zǎole

a twelve-year-old moving into a retirement home: enjoying comfort far too early

十八岁的姑娘当媒人，人不说你，你还说人

shíbā suì de gūniang dāng méiren, rén bù shuō nǐ, nǐ hái shuō rén

an eighteen-year-old girl acting as matchmaker: nobody has matched you, yet you match others

十岁时他就成了孤儿。

Shí suì shí tā jiù chéng le gū'ér.

He became an orphan when he was ten.

大地震发生的时候，我才十岁。

Dà dìzhèn fāshēng de shíhou, wǒ cái shí suì.

When the big earthquake occurred, I was just ten.

她三十岁时生育了女儿。

Tā sānshí suì shí shēngyùle nǚ'ér.

She gave birth to her daughter when she was thirty.

她不可能超过30岁了。

Tā bù kěnéng chāoguò sānshí suì le.

She cannot be over thirty.

她二十五岁时结婚了。

Tā èr shíwǔ suì shí jiéhūnle.

She got married when she was twenty-five.

她今年三十岁，还未婚。

Tā jīnnián sānshí suì, hái wèihūn.

She is thirty this year and still unmarried.

她八岁的时候开始跳舞。

Tā bā suì de shíhou kāishǐ tiàowǔ.

She started dancing when she was eight.

她十八岁就进入了体坛。

Tā shíbā suì jiù jìnrùle tǐtán.

She entered the world of sport at eighteen.

她差不多有20岁。

Tā chàbùduō yǒu èrshí suì.

She is almost 20 years old.

她比他大三岁。

Tā bǐ tā dà sān suì.

She's three years older than him.

她比你大两岁。

Tā bǐ nǐ dà liǎng suì.

She is two years older than you.

她比我小五岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ xiǎo wǔ suì.

She is five years junior to me.

她比我年轻两岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ niánqīng liǎng suì.

She is two years younger than I.

她父亲在她三岁时死了。

Tā fùqīn zài tā sān suì shí sǐle.

She lost her father when she was three years old.

她的祖母活到了88岁。

Tā de zǔmǔ huó dàole bāshíbā suì.

Her grandmother lived to be 88 years old.

她看起来三十岁内外。

Tā kànqǐlai sānshí suì nèiwài.

She looks to be about thirty years old.

她肯定超过80岁了。

Tā kěndìng chāoguò bāshí suì le.

She must be over eighty.

她18岁的时候来到东京。

Tā shíbā suì de shíhou láidào Dōngjīng.

She came to Tokyo at the age of 18.

她25岁就结婚了。

Tā èrshíwǔ suì jiù jiéhūnle.

She got married at the age of 25.

妹妹下个月就十岁了。

Mèimei xiàgeyuè jiù shí suì le.

My little sister turns ten next month.

孩子六岁就要开始接受义务教育。

Háizi liù suì jiùyào kāishǐ jiēshòu yìwùjiàoyù.

Children begin compulsory education at the age of six.

很少人活到100岁。

Hěn shǎo rén huó dào yìbǎi suì.

Few people live to be 100 years old.

我七岁时，我父亲去世了。

Wǒ qī suì shí, wǒ fùqīn qùshì le.

My father died when I was seven years old.

我也是17岁。

Wǒ yě shì shíqī suì.

I'm 17, too.

我二十五岁了。

Wǒ èr shíwǔ suì le.

I'm 25 years old.

我伯母今年七十岁了。

Wǒ bómǔ jīnnián qīshí suì le.

My uncle's wife is seventy this year.

我儿子十岁了。

Wǒ érzi shí suì le.

My son is ten years old.

我养母今年七十岁了。

Wǒ yǎngmǔ jīnnián qīshí suì le.

My adoptive mother is seventy this year.

我养父今年六十岁了。

Wǒ yǎngfù jīnnián liùshí suì le.

My adoptive father is sixty this year.

我十岁的时候学会了弹吉他。

Wǒ shí suì de shíhou xuéhuì le dàn jítā.

I learned to play guitar when I was ten years old.

我哥哥是中学生，今年十四岁。

Wǒ gēge shì zhōngxuéshēng, jīnnián shísì suì.

My older brother is a middle-school student, fourteen this year.

我大他一岁。

Wǒ dà tā yí suì.

I'm one year older than him.

我大爷今年七十岁了。

Wǒ dàye jīnnián qīshí suì le.

My uncle, my father's older brother, is seventy this year.

我妹妹21岁，是个大学生。

Wǒ mèimei èrshíyī suì, shì gè dàxuéshēng.

My sister is twenty-one years old and a college student.

我属马，今年刚好三十岁。

Wǒ shǔ mǎ, jīnnián gānghǎo sānshí suì.

I was born in the year of the horse, and I'm just turning thirty this year.

我弟觉得他比我强，但他才六岁。

Wǒ dì juéde tā bǐ wǒ qiáng, dàn tā cái liù suì.

My brother thinks that he's stronger than me. But he's only six years old.

我推算他今年应该有五十岁了。

Wǒ tuīsuàn tā jīnnián yīnggāi yǒu wǔshí suì le.

I reckon he should be fifty years old this year.

我明年17岁。

Wǒ míngnián shíqī suì.

I'll be seventeen next year.

我比他年轻3岁。

Wǒ bǐ tā niánqīng sān suì.

I'm three years younger than he is.

我比你小三岁。

Wǒ bǐ nǐ xiǎo sān suì.

I'm three years younger than you.

我父亲在六十五岁时退休。

Wǒ fùqīn zài liù shíwǔ suì shí tuìxiū.

My father retired at the age of 65.

我爸爸只有十五岁。

Wǒ bàba zhǐyǒu shíwǔ suì.

My father is only fifteen years old.

我现在30岁了。

Wǒ xiànzài sānshí suì le.

I am 30 years old now.

我的儿子八岁了。

Wǒ de érzi bā suì le.

My son is eight years old.

我的父亲65岁的时候退休了。

Wǒ de fùqīn liùshíwǔ suì de shíhou tuìxiūle.

My father retired at the age of 65.

我舅舅三十岁才转行当老师。

Wǒ jiùjiu sānshí suì cái zhuǎnháng dāng lǎoshī.

My uncle didn't change careers to become a teacher until he was thirty.

我16岁了。

Wǒ shíliù suì le.

I am sixteen years old.

我19岁的时候结了婚。

Wǒ shíjiǔ suì de shíhou jié le hūn.

I married when I was 19 years old.

我24岁了。

Wǒ èrshísì suì le.

I'm 24 years old.

日本女性平均在二十五岁结婚。

Rìběn nǚxìng píngjūn zài èr shíwǔ suì jiéhūn.

Japanese women get married at 25 on average.

明天是她五岁生日。

Míngtiān shì tā wǔ suì shēngrì.

It's her fifth birthday tomorrow.

昨天是我17岁生日。

Zuótiān shì wǒ shíqī suì shēngrì.

Yesterday was my seventeenth birthday.

比赛限十岁以下的孩子参加。

Bǐsài xiàn shí suì yǐxià de háizi cānjiā.

The competition is restricted to children under ten.

老大比老二大三岁。

Lǎodà bǐ lǎo'èr dà sān suì.

The eldest is three years older than the second child.

这丫头今年才五岁。

Zhè yātou jīnnián cái wǔ suì.

This girl is only five years old.

这孩子才四岁，就识两百个字了。

Zhè háizi cái sì suì, jiù shí liǎng bǎi gè zì le.

This child is only four and already knows two hundred characters.

逢人减岁,遇货加钱

féng rén jiǎn suì,yù huò jiāqián

take years off people you meet, add money to goods you meet