Meaning of 虚岁
虚岁 means nominal age; traditional age reckoning where a person is considered one year old at birth and gains a year each New Year. Pronounced xū suì.
- nominal age; traditional age reckoning where a person is considered one year old at birth and gains a year each New Year
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
，
hěn很
duō多
lǎo老
rén人
xí习
guàn惯
yòng用
xū虚
suì岁
lái来
jì计
suàn算
nián年
líng龄
。
In China, many elderly people are accustomed to calculating age using nominal age.
Àn按
xū虚
suì岁
suàn算
，
tā他
jīn今
nián年
sān三
suì岁
le了
，
dàn但
shí实
jì际
shang上
tā他
cái才
liǎng两
suì岁
。
According to nominal age reckoning, he is three years old this year, but actually he is only two.
Xū虚
suì岁
bǐ比
zhōu周
suì岁
dà大
yī一
dào到
liǎng两
suì岁
。
Nominal age is one to two years greater than actual age.