年紀

See also: 年纪

Chinese

	year	discipline; age; era discipline; age; era; period; order; record
trad. (年紀)	年	紀
simp. (年纪)	年	纪
anagram	紀年／纪年

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niánjì

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nin⁴ gei²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-ki / ngiàn-ki
Min Nan (POJ): nî-kí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: niánjì → niánji (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ → ㄋㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄐㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nian.jih
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/ → /ni̯ɛn³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i³/
  - Homophones:
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    年紀／年纪
    年際／年际
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nin⁴ gei²
  - Yale: nìhn géi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nin⁴ gei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: nin⁴ géi²
  - IPA ^(key): /niːn²¹ kei̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-ki
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngienˇ gi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² gi⁴
  - IPA: /ɲi̯en¹¹ ki⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-ki
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ gi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² gi⁴
  - IPA: /ɲi̯an¹¹ ki⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-kí
  - Tâi-lô: nî-kí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ni'kie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /nĩ²⁴⁻²² ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nĩ²⁴⁻²² ki⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /nĩ¹³⁻²² ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ ki⁴¹/

Noun

年紀

age (of a person)
年紀很大 / 年纪很大 ― niánjì hěn dà ― very old

年紀輕輕 / 年纪轻轻 ― niánjì qīng qīng ― ... (despite being) at such a young age

他的年紀已經不小了。 [MSC, trad.]
他的年纪已经不小了。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā de niánjì yǐjīng bù xiǎo le. [Pinyin]
He's not a young person anymore.
(archaic) number of years

Usage notes

年齡／年龄 (niánlíng) and 年紀／年纪 (niánjì) are different in that the former can refer to the age of a person, plant or heavenly body, while the latter can only refer to the age of a person.

Synonyms

(age): 年齡／年龄 (niánlíng), 年歲／年岁 (niánsuì), 歲數／岁数 (suìshu)
(number of years): 年數／年数 (niánshù)

Derived terms

上年紀／上年纪 (shàng niánjì)
小小年紀／小小年纪

有年紀／有年纪

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