虚岁

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday.

   • zàizhōngguó,rénmentōngchánghuìwènnǐdexūsuì.

     在中国，人们通常会问你的虚岁。🔊

     In China, people usually ask your age in traditional Chinese years.

2. 貳名noun

   contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]

   • xūsuìshìzhōngguóchuántǒngdeniánlíngjìsuànfāngfǎ.

     虚岁是中国传统的年龄计算方法。🔊

     Nominal age is the traditional Chinese method of calculating age.