shí suìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
one's age (calculated as years from birth) / contrasted with 虛歲|虚岁[xū suì]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

實歲 实岁 [shi2 sui4] /one's age (calculated as years from birth)/contrasted with 虛歲|虚岁[xu1 sui4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 實歲

  • 实
    shí

    real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely

  • 岁
    suì

    variant of 歲|岁[suì], year / years old / classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)

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