{{Grammar Box}} Use 岁 (suì) to give a person's age, similar to how we say "years old" in English. There are a details that work differently from English, however. == Basic Structure for 岁 (suì) == === Structure === The structure for telling someone's age with 岁 (suì) is:
Subj. + Number + 岁
This is equivalent to someone "'''is''' x years old" in English. Notice that you don't need to include any verb when you use 岁 (suì). === Examples ===
* 我 20 岁 。Wǒ èrshí suì.I am 20 years old. * 我 儿子 一 岁 。Wǒ érzi yī suì.My son is one year old. * 我 妈妈 今年 45 岁 。Wǒ māma jīnnián sìshí-wǔ suì.My mother is 45 years old this year. * 你 爷爷 今年 80 岁 吗？Nǐ yéye jīnnián bāshí suì ma？Is your grandpa eighty years old this year? * 他 女朋友 也 20 岁 吗？Tā nǚpéngyou yě èrshí suì ma?Is his girlfriend also twenty years old?
Note that you shouldn't use either the verb [[是]] (shì) or the [[measure word]] like [[个]] (gè) in any of these sentences.
== Adding "And a Half" to an Age == === Structure === The word for "half" in Chinese is 半 (bàn), and you simply add this after 岁 (suì).
Subj. + Number + 岁 + 半
=== Examples ===
* 她两岁半。 Tā liǎng suì bàn.She is two and a half years old. * 我 儿子 一 岁 半。Wǒ érzi yī suì bàn.My son is one and a half years old.
== See Also == * [[Word order]] * [[Simple "noun + adjective" sentences]] == Sources and further reading == * [[ Short-term Spoken Chinese: Intermediate (汉语口语速成中级篇) ]] Chapter 10 * [[ New Concept Chinese (新概念汉语 初级本I) ]] Chapter 5 [[Category:A1 grammar points]] {{Basic Grammar|岁|A1|Subj. + Number + 岁|我 20 岁 。|grammar point|ASGQUKJF}} {{Rel char|岁}} {{Similar|Measure word "ge"}} {{Similar|Measure words in quantity questions}} {{Similar|Measure words for counting}} {{Similar|Ordinal numbers with "di"}} {{Similar|Simple "noun + adjective" sentences}} {{POS|Numbers}} {{Used for|Introducing people}} {{Used for|Describing people}} {{Translation|years old}}