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  <p><span class="hanzi">如果你有兄弟姐妹，中国人常常会问你"他（她）比你小几岁" or "他（她）比你大几岁 "。注意，这里一定不能不用"年轻"或者"老"。</span><br/></p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

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    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

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      <li>Books<br/></li>
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  <h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

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      A + <span class="hanzist">比</span> + B + <span class="hanzist">大 / 小</span> + number + <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">岁</span>
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  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">我 姐姐 比 我 大 两 岁 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiějie bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì.</span><br/><span> My sister is two years older than me.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 比 你 哥哥 小 几 岁 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ bǐ nǐ gēge xiǎo jǐ suì?</span> <span> How much younger are you than your elder brother?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 女朋友 比 他 大 十 岁 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā nǚpéngyou bǐ tā dà shí suì.</span><br/><span> His girlfriend is 10 years older than him.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 老板 很 年轻，只 比 我 大 三 四 岁 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ lǎobǎn hěn niánqīng, zhī bǐ wǒ dà sān sì suì.</span><br/><span> My boss is very young. He is only three or four years older than me.</span></li>
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  <p>If you just wonder which is elder or younger, these example sentences will be helpful:</p>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">你俩 谁 大 一点 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ liǎ shéi dà yīdiǎn?</span><br/><span> Who is elder between you two?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 爸爸 和 你 妈妈 谁 大 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ bàba hé nǐ māma shéi dà?</span><br/><span> Who is the elder one, your dad or your mom?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你们 五 个 人 里面 谁 最 小 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen wǔ gè rén lǐmiàn shéi zuì xiǎo?</span><br/><span> Who is the youngest among the five of you?</span></li>
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  <h2 id="about-the-same-age-with-一样大">"about the Same Age" with <span class="hanzist">一样大</span></h2>

  <p>But if you're talking about being the same age, use this structure instead.</p>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

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      A + <span class="hanzist">跟</span> + B + <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">一样 / 差不多 + 大</span>
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  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">那个 男 演员 的 女朋友 跟 他 的 女儿 一样 大 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nàge nán yǎnyuán de nǚpéngyou gēn tā de nǚ’ér yīyàng dà.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 爸爸 跟 妈妈 差不多 大 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ bàba gēn māma chàbuduō dà.</span><br/><span> My dad is about the same age with my mom.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 公司 大部分 的 员工 都 跟 我 差不多 大 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī dà bùfen de yuángōng dōu gēn wǒ chàbuduō dà.</span><br/><span> Most of the employees in our company are about the same age with me.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="different-ways-of-asking-about-age">Different Ways of Asking about Age</h2>

  <p><span class="hanzi">询问孩子、朋友、老人的年龄的说法，在汉语里也有一定的讲究。譬如，问小孩子（十岁以下）可以说“你几岁了”，或者“你今年多大了”。问同龄人，如果是比较熟悉的朋友，通常问“你是哪年的”，不太熟的话可以问“你今年多大”。中年人，特别是中年的女性，我们一般不问。对较为年长的人，看起来六十岁以上的话，可以问“您多大年纪了”。</span><br/></p>

  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="Comparing" class="uri" title="wikilink">Comparing</a></li>
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