niánchǐ

年齿

Word · NounTraditional年齒

age; years

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

age; years (of a person)

literary

Literary or written Chinese. Commonly used in phrases such as 年齿渐长 (to grow older).

Nián年
chǐ齿
jiàn渐
zhǎng长
 ，
ér而
xué学
wèn问
bú不
jiàn见
qí其
jìn进
 。

As he grew older, his learning showed no improvement.

Tā他
nián年
chǐ齿
shàng尚
qīng轻
 ，
dàn但
jiàn见
shí识
yǐ已
guǎng广
 。

Though young in years, he was already widely experienced.

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Nián年
chǐ齿
rì日
zēng增
 ，
jīng精
shén神
jiàn渐
shuāi衰
 。

As his years increased daily, his spirit gradually declined.