Sentence #395070 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters
How 年纪 is built
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年niányear
年 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidA person carrying ripe grain: one harvest, one year.
纪jìorder
纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
己self · jǐSound part
纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 己 (jǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with jì.
How to write 年纪
年 6 strokes · 纪 6 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 年纪 (niánjì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
Say it niánjì: nián with a 2nd tone, then jì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 年纪 is written 年紀. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 把 (bǎ) or 个 (gè). For example, one age is 一把年纪 (yì bǎ niánjì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type nianji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 年纪 from the suggestions. Typing nianji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
年纪 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
年nián2nd tone, rising
纪jì4th tone, falling
