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用“多大”问年龄

HSK 1Lesson 5
Asking Age with "多大"
结构Pattern
Who you ask aboutQuestionAnswer
同学、朋友你多大?我二十二岁。
小美你几岁了?我九岁了。
刘老师她多大了?她三十八岁了。
解释Explanation

“多+形容词”可以问程度,“多大”就是问年龄。问同龄人或者年轻人用“你多大?”或“你今年多大?”;问小孩子一般用“几岁”;问老人要用更客气的说法,比如“您多大年纪了?”。

多 + adjective asks "how (much)…?", so 多大 — literally "how big" — asks someone's age. Choose the question to fit the person: for friends, classmates and other adults around your own age, say 你(今年)多大?; for young children, 几岁? is more natural, since you expect a number under ten; for elderly people, a more respectful form is used (您多大年纪了?), which you'll learn later.

例句Examples
  • 你今年多大?
    Nǐ jīnnián duō dà?
    How old are you this year?
  • 马克多大?
    Mǎkè duō dà?
    How old is Mark?
  • 你的汉语老师多大了?
    Nǐ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī duō dà le?
    How old is your Chinese teacher?
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: How old is Mark?

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(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)