nián

year; new-years; person's age

DEFINITIONS

年 nián
  • surname Nian
  • year
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
  • grain
  • harvest (old)
  • variant of 年[nian2]

STROKES

WORDS

xún nián full year; ten years
xī nián former years; previous years
mù nián one's declining years; old age
lì nián calendar year; over the years; bygone years
长 zuì nián zhǎng eldest
長 zuì nián zhǎng eldest
最近几 zuì jìn jǐ nián the last few years; last several years; recent years
最近幾 zuì jìn jǐ nián the last few years; last several years; recent years
yǒu nián for years
头 yǒu nián tou for donkey's years; for ages
頭 yǒu nián tou for donkey's years; for ages
未成者 wèi chéng nián zhě minor (not an adult)
本命 běn mìng nián year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
度 běn nián dù this year; the current year
正當 zhèng dāng nián to be in the prime of life
lì nián calendar year; over the years; bygone years
短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng at the end of the year (idiom)
短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng at the end of the year (idiom)
一度 měi nián yī dù once a year (every year)
bǐ nián (literary) every year; year after year; in recent years; Taiwan pr. [bi4 nian2]
yǒng nián Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
县 yǒng nián xiàn Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
縣 yǒng nián xiàn Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
不利 liú nián bù lì the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
马月 niú nián mǎ yuè see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]