龄 líng age
age; years
怎么记住“龄”: 齿 tooth + 令 command = age. The vet checks every tooth of the old horse, gives the command to close its mouth and tells the farmer its real age.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
龄 = 齿 tooth + 令 command
- 齿 tooth meaning
- 令 command sound
The vet checks every tooth of the old horse, gives the command to close its mouth and tells the farmer its real age.
How it came to be
The tooth gives the meaning and the right part the sound, because teeth show how old someone is.
用法
- Bound; age/years. Chiefly 年龄 (niánlíng), age: 年龄多大 (niánlíng duō dà) what's your age.
- 年龄 (niánlíng) is the formal, numerical age for forms and statistics; 年纪 (niánjì) is the more colloquial "how old one is."
- 高龄 (gāolíng) = advanced age: 高龄产妇 (gāolíng chǎnfù) an older/high-risk expectant mother.
含“龄”的词语
例句
- 儿子已经到了上学的年龄。 Érzi yǐjīng dàole shàngxué de niánlíng.My son is old enough to start school.
- 他与我同龄。 Tā yǔ wǒ tónglíng.He and I are the same age.