Difference between revisions of "Expressing "age difference" with "da and xiao""
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| − | *你俩 谁 <em>大</em> | + | *你俩 谁 <em>大</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ liǎ shéi <em>dà</em> ?</span><span class="trans">Who is elder between you two?</span> |
*你 爸爸 和 你 妈妈 谁 <em>大</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ bàba hé nǐ māma shéi <em>dà</em>?</span><span class="trans">Who is the elder one, your dad or your mom?</span> | *你 爸爸 和 你 妈妈 谁 <em>大</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ bàba hé nǐ māma shéi <em>dà</em>?</span><span class="trans">Who is the elder one, your dad or your mom?</span> | ||
| − | *你们 五 个 人 | + | *你们 五 个 人 里 谁 最 <em>小</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen wǔ gè rén lǐ shéi zuì <em>xiǎo</em>?</span><span class="trans">Who is the youngest among the five of you?</span> |
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| − | *他 女朋友 和 他 女儿 一样 <em>大</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā nǚpéngyou hé tā | + | *他 女朋友 和 他 女儿 一样 <em>大</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā nǚpéngyou hé tā nǚ'ér yīyàng <em>dà</em>.</span><span class="trans">His girlfriend is about the same age with his daughter.</span> |
*我 爸爸 跟 妈妈 差不多 <em>大</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ bàba gēn māma chàbuduō <em>dà</em>.</span><span class="trans">My dad is about the same age with my mom.</span> | *我 爸爸 跟 妈妈 差不多 <em>大</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ bàba gēn māma chàbuduō <em>dà</em>.</span><span class="trans">My dad is about the same age with my mom.</span> | ||
*我们 公司 大部分 的 员工 都 跟 我 差不多 <em>大</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī dà bùfen de yuángōng dōu gēn wǒ chàbuduō <em>dà</em>.</span><span class="trans">Most of the employees in our company are about the same age with me.</span> | *我们 公司 大部分 的 员工 都 跟 我 差不多 <em>大</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī dà bùfen de yuángōng dōu gēn wǒ chàbuduō <em>dà</em>.</span><span class="trans">Most of the employees in our company are about the same age with me.</span> | ||
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=== Books === | === Books === | ||
Revision as of 03:58, 25 December 2017
]]如果你有兄弟姐妹，中国人常常会问你"他（她）比你小几岁" or "他（她）比你大几岁 "。注意，这里一定不能不用"年轻"或者"老"。
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Structure
A + 比 + B + 大 / 小 + Number + 岁
Examples
- 我 姐姐 比 我 大 两 岁 。My sister is two years older than me.
- 你 比 你 哥哥 小 几 岁 ？ How much younger are you than your elder brother?
- 他 女朋友 比 他 大 十 岁 。His girlfriend is 10 years older than him.
- 我 老板 很 年轻，只 比 我 大 三 四 岁 。My boss is very young. He is only three or four years older than me.
If you just wonder which is elder or younger, these example sentences will be helpful:
- 你俩 谁 大 ？Who is elder between you two?
- 你 爸爸 和 你 妈妈 谁 大 ？Who is the elder one, your dad or your mom?
- 你们 五 个 人 里 谁 最 小 ？Who is the youngest among the five of you?
But if you're talking about being the same age, use this structure instead.
A + 和 / 跟 + B + 一样 / 差不多 + 大
A few examples:
- 他 女朋友 和 他 女儿 一样 大 。His girlfriend is about the same age with his daughter.
- 我 爸爸 跟 妈妈 差不多 大 。My dad is about the same age with my mom.
- 我们 公司 大部分 的 员工 都 跟 我 差不多 大 。Most of the employees in our company are about the same age with me.
Multiple Ways of Asking about Age
询问孩子、朋友、老人的年龄的说法，在汉语里也有一定的讲究。譬如，问小孩子（十岁以下）可以说“你几岁了”，或者“你今年多大了”。问同龄人，如果是比较熟悉的朋友，通常问“你是哪年的”，不太熟的话可以问“你今年多大”。中年人，特别是中年的女性，我们一般不问。对较为年长的人，看起来六十岁以上的话，可以问“您多大年纪了”。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
