岁数

• 拼音: suì shu
• 汉字拆解: 岁 = year, age; 数 = number — the number of one's years, age

含义

Age; years of age. A colloquial term for how old someone is.

A casual way to refer to age, especially when discussing older people. More colloquial than 年龄. Common phrases: 上岁数了 (getting on in years), 岁数不小了 (not young anymore), 到了这个岁数 (at this age). Often implies the significance of age in life circumstances.

例句

1. 他岁数虽大，但身体还很硬朗。
2. 到了这个岁数，很多事情都看开了。
3. 别看她岁数不小了，跳舞还是很灵活。

用法指南

语境: conversation, age, family

语气: colloquial

正确说法

• 您多大岁数了？(How old are you? — respectful)
• 岁数大了记性不好。(Memory gets worse with age.)

错误说法

• 正式填表用'年龄'不用'岁数' (On formal forms, use 年龄 not 岁数 — 岁数 is colloquial)

起源与历史

Compound of 岁 (year, age) + 数 (number). Literally 'the number of years/age.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal