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How do you say "How old are you?" in Chinese?
你多大了?
nǐ duō dà le ?
In Chinese, "How old are you?" is 你多大了?.
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Pronunciation
Nee dwuh dah luh, with duō (many) in first tone and dà (big) in fourth tone, followed by the particle le.
Writing and usage
Four characters: 你 (you), 多 (many), 大 (big/old), 了 (particle indicating change). Literally asks 'how big are you'.
Example sentence
你多大了?
How old are you?
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How to remember 你多大了?
Dà (big) is used metaphorically for age in Chinese, so 多大 literally means 'how big' but asks about age.
Related words
- What can't you do? 你不能做什么? nǐ bù néng zuò shén me ?
- What do you like? 你喜欢什么? nǐ xǐ huān shén me ?
- What do you love? 你热爱什么? nǐ rè ài shén me ?
- What don't you want? 你不想要什么? nǐ bù xiǎng yào shén me ?
- What is the temperature on Sunday? 星期天的温度是多少? xīng qī tiān de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the weather on Wednesday? 星期三的天气怎么样? xīng qī sān de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is your personality? 你的个性是什么样的? nǐ de gè xìng shì shén me yàng de ?
- When is your birthday? 你的生日是哪天? nǐ de shēng rì shì nǎ tiān ?
- Who is your best friend? 你最好的朋友是谁? nǐ zuì hǎo de péng you shì shéi ?
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Questions about 你多大了?
How do you say "How old are you?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "How old are you?" is 你多大了?. It is a noun.
How is 你多大了? written in Chinese?
Four characters: 你 (you), 多 (many), 大 (big/old), 了 (particle indicating change). Literally asks 'how big are you'.
How is 你多大了? used in a sentence?
Use 你多大了? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 你多大了? (How old are you?).
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"How old are you?" in other languages
- Japanese 何歳ですか？ (nan sai desu ka ？)
- Korean 몇 살이에요? (myeot salieyo?)
- Spanish ¿Qué edad tienes?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Cuántos años tienes?
- French Quel âge as-tu ?
- German Wie alt bist du?
- Italian Quanti anni hai?
- Russian Сколько тебе лет? (skolʹko tebe let?)
- Greek Πόσων χρονλων είσαι; (poson hronon ise)
- Arabic أنت عندك كام سنة؟ (inta Aandak kaem sana)
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