年 (nián): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

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

ChinesePinyinEngish
我们明年要去旅游wǒmen míng nián yào qù lǚyóuWe 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 leThis 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 leI am 25 years old this year
去年我学会了游泳qùnián wǒ xuéhuì le yóuyǒngI 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 leHe 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 shùxuéShe 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 niánhuìThis week is our company’s annual meeting

HSK

年 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 年 with Pinyin and English Translation