义项
量词，表示年龄
Counts a person’s age. Because 岁 is itself the measure word, the age is a complete predicate with no verb: 我八岁, never 我是八岁.
measure
例句
- 我儿子今天六岁了。我兒子今天六歲了。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) érzi (second tone, rising) jīntiān (first tone, high and level) liù (fourth tone, falling) suì (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···
My son turns six today.
- 你女儿几岁了？你女兒幾歲了？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) nǚ (third tone, dipping) ér (second tone, rising) jǐ (third tone, dipping) suì (fourth tone, falling) le? (neutral tone)···
How old is your daughter?
常见错误
不太对我是八岁。
正确我八岁。
An age needs no verb in Chinese: the number and 岁 are the predicate. Adding 是 is one of the most common beginner slips.