Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 7
你哥哥多大How old is your brother
Ask someone's age, count to ten, and talk about older and younger brothers and sisters.
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你哥哥多大— How old is your brother?
- 大山马小明, 你多大?Ma Xiaoming, how old are you?
- 马小明我十九岁. 你呢?I'm 19. You?
- 大山我二十岁.I'm 20.
- 马小明你有哥哥吗?Do you have an older brother?
- 大山有, 我有一个哥哥, 一个姐姐.Yes, one older brother and one older sister.
- 马小明你哥哥多大?How old is your brother?
- 大山我哥哥二十六岁.My brother is 26.
- 马小明你姐姐多大?How old is your sister?
- 大山我姐姐二十四岁.My sister is 24.
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妹妹几岁— How old is your sister?
- 谢小文马小明, 你妹妹几岁?Ma Xiaoming, how old is your sister?
- 马小明我妹妹八岁.She's 8.
- 谢小文她也是学生吗?Is she a student too?
- 马小明是的, 她也是学生.Yes, she's also a student.
- 谢小文你弟弟呢?What about your younger brother?
- 马小明我没有弟弟.I don't have a younger brother.
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- 多大
expressionhow old
- 多少
pronounhow many (large)
- 岁
measure wordyears (of age)
- 哥哥
nounolder brother
- 弟弟
nounyounger brother
- 姐姐
nounolder sister
- 妹妹
nounyounger sister
- 六
numeralsix
- 七
numeralseven
- 八
numeraleight
- 九
numeralnine
- 十
numeralten
- 两
numeraltwo (with measure word)
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- 哥
(in 哥哥 = older brother)
哥哥 gēge — older brother- 多
many; much
多大 duō dà — how old多少 duōshao — how many (large)多久 duō jiǔ — how long (asking duration)- 十
ten
十分 shífēn — very (formal / written register)- 九
nine
- 岁
years (of age)
- 姐
(in 姐姐 = older sister)
姐姐 jiějie — older sister- 六
six
- 两
two (with measure word)
- 八
eight
- 弟
(in 弟弟 = younger brother)
弟弟 dìdi — younger brother- 七
seven
- 少
(in 多少 = how many)
多少 duōshao — how many (large)不少 bù shǎo — quite a lot (lit. "not few")多少钱 duōshao qián — how much (money)? — transactional opener
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liùsixWriting
Number 6.
qīsevenWriting
Number 7.
bāeightWriting
jiǔnineWriting
shítenWriting
suìyears (of age)Recognition
gē(in 哥哥 = older brother)Recognition
dì(in 弟弟 = younger brother)Recognition
jiě(in 姐姐 = older sister)Recognition
mèi(in 妹妹 = younger sister)Recognition
liǎngtwo (with measure word)Recognition
duōmany; muchRecognition
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Asking age — 多大 / 几岁 / 多少
Explanation
Three ways to ask age: (1) 多大 — "how old" — neutral / general. 你多大? (2) 几岁 — "how many years?" — for children (age <10). 妹妹几岁? (3) 多少 — for numbers above ten; for an age, 你多少岁? also works, but 多大 is more common. KEY: with measure words, 二 becomes 两. 两个人 (NOT *二个人), 两岁, 两口人. Number-MW pattern: number + measure word + noun (一个朋友, 两个学生).
Examples
- 你多大?How old are you?
- 我十八岁.I am 18 years old.
- 你妹妹几岁?How old is your younger sister?
- 我有两个哥哥.I have two older brothers.
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Saying your age: no 是
Explanation
To say an age, put the number of years straight after the person: 我十九岁 (I'm 19). No 是 is needed. The negative does take 是: 她不是八岁 (she isn't eight).
Examples
- 我十九岁.I'm 19.
- 我妹妹八岁.My younger sister is eight.
- 她不是八岁.She isn't eight.
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