Meaning of 周岁
周岁 means one full year of age; nominal age (as opposed to traditional Chinese 'virtual age'). Pronounced zhōu suì.
- one full year of age; nominal age (as opposed to traditional Chinese 'virtual age')
Definitions & Examples
Jīn今
tiān天
shì是
hái孩
zi子
de的
zhōu周
suì岁
，
wǒ我
men们
jǔ举
bàn办
le了
zhuā抓
zhōu周
yí仪
shì式
。
Today is the child's first birthday, and we held the grasping ceremony.
Tā他
zhōu周
suì岁
yǐ已
jīng经
sān三
shí十
èr二
le了
，
dàn但
xū虚
suì岁
shì是
sān三
shí十
sān三
。
He is already thirty-two by nominal age, but thirty-three by virtual age.
Àn按
zhōu周
suì岁
suàn算
，
tā他
míng明
nián年
cái才
néng能
kǎo考
jià驾
zhào照
。
Calculated by nominal age, he cannot take the driving test until next year.
Hái孩
zi子
mǎn满
zhōu周
suì岁
de的
shí时
hou候
，
qīn亲
qi戚
men们
dōu都
lái来
hē喝
zhōu周
suì岁
jiǔ酒
。
When the child turned one, all the relatives came to drink at the first birthday banquet.