tuổi tác
Definition
- Noun:
- Age; years: Refers to the length of time a person has lived, often implying advanced age or the fact of being old. It is a general and somewhat formal term for a person's age, frequently used to discuss the effects or characteristics associated with growing older.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tuổi tác chỉ là một con số. (Age is just a number.)
- Bà ấy vẫn rất minh mẫn dù tuổi tác đã cao. (She is still very sharp-minded despite her advanced years.)
- Chúng ta nên tôn trọng người lớn tuổi tác. (We should respect people of age.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "tuổi tác" often carries a nuance of accumulated years and the associated experience or physical changes, unlike the more neutral "tuổi" which simply states a numerical age.
- Anh ấy không quan tâm đến tuổi tác của cô ấy. (He doesn't care about her age [the fact she is older].)
Variants and Related Words
Tuổi (n): The primary word for "age". It can be used for people, animals, and things.
- Nó mười hai tuổi. (He is twelve years old.)
Cao tuổi (adj): Elderly, advanced in age.
- Cụ ông cao tuổi. (The elderly gentleman.)
Lớn tuổi (adj): Older.
- Anh trai lớn tuổi hơn tôi. (My older brother.)
Synonyms
- Age: The length of time a person has lived.
- Years: Often used in the context of advanced age (e.g., "advanced in years").
Related Idioms
Tuổi tác đến thì: Age comes inevitably; it's a natural process of life.
- Tuổi tác đến thì, ai cũng phải già đi. (Age comes for everyone; we all have to grow old.)
Tuổi cao sức yếu: Advanced in age and declining in strength.
- Cụ đã tuổi cao sức yếu, cần được chăm sóc. (The elder is advanced in age and weak, needing care.)