Definition

1. Noun:
   • Age, year of age: The amount of time that has passed since birth, measured in years up to a specific point. It refers to how old a person or living being is.
   • A period of life: A stage in life characterized by specific physiological, psychological, or social traits, marking a transition for a person.
   • Seniority, length of service: The amount of time spent being active in an organization, profession, or association (e.g., a political party, the military, a job).

Usage Examples

• Age, year of age:
  • Cháu bé đã bốn tuổi. (The child is four years old.)
  • Mười tám tuổi. (To be eighteen years old.)
• A period of life:
  • Tuổi dậy thì. (Puberty / Adolescent age.)
  • Tuổi trưởng thành. (Adulthood.)
• Seniority, length of service:
  • Tuổi Đảng. (Party seniority / Years in the Party.)
  • Tuổi nghề đã được mười lăm năm. (He/She has fifteen years of professional experience.)

Advanced Usage

• "Già trước tuổi": To look or be old for one's age; to be prematurely aged.
  • Ông ấy trông già trước tuổi. (He looks older than his age.)
• "Còn nhỏ tuổi": To still be young; to be of a young age.
  • Nó còn nhỏ tuổi, chưa hiểu chuyện. (He/She is still young and doesn't understand things yet.)
• "Đến tuổi": To reach a certain age (often for a right or obligation).
  • Đến tuổi làm nghĩa vụ quân sự. (To reach military service age.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tuổi tác (n): Age (often used to refer to age in a general or collective sense, sometimes implying the effects of aging).
  • Không nên hỏi tuổi tác của phụ nữ. (One shouldn't ask a woman's age.)
• Tuổi thọ (n): Lifespan; longevity.
  • Tuổi thọ trung bình đang tăng. (The average lifespan is increasing.)
• Lứa tuổi (n): Age group; generation.
  • Chương trình dành cho lứa tuổi thanh thiếu niên. (The program is for the teenage age group.)

Synonyms

• Tuổi đời (n): Life age; years of life (similar to the basic meaning of age).
• Niên kỷ (n): Age, era (more formal/literary, often for historical periods, less for personal age).
• Số tuổi (n): The number of years of age.
  • Số tuổi của anh ấy là bao nhiêu? (What is his age [in number]?)

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Tuổi cao sức yếu": Advanced age and declining strength; to be old and weak.
  • Cụ đã tuổi cao sức yếu. (The elderly person is old and frail.)
• "Tuổi trẻ tài cao": Young but highly talented.
  • Anh ấy đúng là tuổi trẻ tài cao. (He is truly young and exceptionally talented.)
• "Ăn tuổi": (Slang) To be very fitting, suitable, or "on point" for one's age or the situation.
  • Bộ đồ đó ăn tuổi cậu lắm. (That outfit really suits your age / looks great on you.)
• "Tuổi thần tiên": A carefree, happy age (often referring to childhood).
  • Nhớ lại tuổi thần tiên. (To reminisce about one's carefree childhood.)

noun

1. age, year of age