年龄
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
年龄 (niánlíng) · age
年龄 (niánlíng) means “age”. It is written with 2 characters: 年 (year) + 龄 (age). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 年龄 is built
The characters
年 nián · year
What 年 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
龄 líng · age
What 龄 is made of
- 齿chǐ — teeth
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 人rén — person
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
请写上你的年龄。Qǐng xiě shàng nǐ de niánlíng.Please write down your age.
这份工作有年龄限制吗？Zhè fèn gōngzuò yǒu niánlíng xiànzhì ma?Is there an age limit for this job?
Questions about 年龄
What does 年龄 mean?
年龄 (niánlíng) means “age”.
How do you pronounce 年龄?
年龄 is pronounced niánlíng.
Which HSK level is 年龄?
年龄 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 半年bànniánhalf a year
- 今年jīnniánthis year
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 去年qùniánlast year
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 年级niánjígrade
- 年轻niánqīngyoung
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
Learn 年龄 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.