The Chinese word 年 is a noun that means “year” in English. It is commonly used in the context of the Chinese New Year, which is also known as Spring Festival. In addition, 年 is often used to indicate age, such as 我今年二十岁, which means “I am 20 years old this year.” 年 is also used in various idioms and phrases, such as 年年有余, which means “may you have abundance every year.”
Translation
Noun: year
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我们明年要去旅游 | wǒmen míng nián yào qù lǚyóu | We are going to travel next year |
| 这是我父母结婚的纪念日，他们已经结婚二十五年了 | zhè shì wǒ fùmǔ jiéhūn de jìniànrì, tāmen yǐjīng jiéhūn èrshíwǔ nián le | This is the anniversary of my parents’ wedding, they have been married for 25 years |
| 我今年二十五岁了 | wǒ jīnnián èrshíwǔ suì le | I am 25 years old this year |
| 去年我学会了游泳 | qùnián wǒ xuéhuì le yóuyǒng | I learned how to swim last year |
| 他在去年的这个时候结婚了 | tā zài qùnián de zhège shíhòu jiéhūn le | He got married at this time last year |
| 她已经是一位有经验的教师，教了十年的数学 | tā yǐjīng shì yī wèi yǒu jīngyàn de jiàoshī, jiāo le shí nián de shùxué | She is an experienced teacher who has been teaching math for ten years |
| 这个星期是我们公司的年会 | zhège xīngqī shì wǒmen gōngsī de niánhuì | This week is our company’s annual meeting |
HSK
年 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.
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