exact age; chronological age
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
exact age calculated from actual birth date (as opposed to nominal age)
Contrasts with 虚岁 (xūsuì, nominal age), which counts the year of birth as age 1 and adds a year at each Lunar New Year. 足岁 is the standard age reckoning used in official documents, legal contexts, and international standards.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
yǐ已
jīng经
qī七
zú足
suì岁
le了
。
This child is already exactly seven years old.
Àn按
zú足
suì岁
suàn算
，
tā他
hái还
bù不
dào到
shí十
bā八
suì岁
，
bù不
néng能
kǎo考
jià驾
zhào照
。
Calculated by exact age, he is not yet eighteen, so he cannot apply for a driver's license.
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Zhōng中
guó国
rén人
de的
xū虚
suì岁
wǎng往
wǎng往
bǐ比
zú足
suì岁
dà大
yī一
suì岁
huò或
liǎng两
suì岁
。
Chinese nominal age is often one or two years older than exact age.