Newsletter
To subscribe eChineseOnline Chinese language newsletter, please sign up now or send email to: subscribe-to-newsletter@echineseonline.com.
Answer page
Learn Chinese Expressions - “大三岁”
Learn how to speak Chinese with analysis to the mini-test:
The correct answer for this Mini Test is “A.”
Analysis:
A: Please be my girlfriend.
B: But I don't want to be a cradle robber. I'm three years older than you.
Both “大三岁 (dà sān suì)” and “老三岁 (lăo sān suì)” mean “three years older (than).” “大 (dà)” means “(of age) older,” while “老 (lăo)” means “aged.” “老三岁 (lăo sān suì)” is often used when referring to elderly people. “三岁大 (sān suì dà)” means “three years old.” “年 (nián)” means “year,” and it usually refers to the time instead of one’s age. So “大三年 (dà sān nián)” isn’t the right answer.
