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岁 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "age": 

Dialogue:

A: 你多大?
B: 我13岁。

English: 

A: How old are you?
B: I'm 13. 


Sentence

今年我满20岁。

English: 

I turn 20 this year. 

Top-Down Words:

满 mǎn - expire, reach the limit (in this context, it's like saying “I’ve reached the time limit of 20 years”)


*Sentence:

我的爸爸已经60岁左右了。

English: 

My dad is already about sixty years old.

Top-Down Words:

爸爸 bàba - father
已经 yǐjīng - already



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