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

馬月 niú nián mǎ yuè see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
马月 hóu nián mǎ yuè long time off; time that will never come
馬月 hóu nián mǎ yuè long time off; time that will never come
xiàn nián (a person's) current age
生卒 shēng zú nián dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
生卒月 shēng zú nián yuè dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time
dàng nián that very same year
大计 bǎi nián dà jì a project of vital and lasting importance
大計 bǎi nián dà jì a project of vital and lasting importance
好合 bǎi nián hǎo hé may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)
树人 bǎi nián shù rén It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom); fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop; cf. 十年樹木,百年樹人|十年树木,百年树人
樹人 bǎi nián shù rén It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom); fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop; cf. 十年樹木,百年樹人|十年树木,百年树人
jī nián for a long time; over many years; old; advanced in age
jī nián for a long time; over many years; old; advanced in age
累月 jī nián lěi yuè year in, year out (idiom); (over) many years
累月 jī nián lěi yuè year in, year out (idiom); (over) many years
竹书纪 zhú shū jì nián Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
竹書紀 zhú shū jì nián Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
笄之 jī zhī nián beginning of maturity (of a girl)
jī nián beginning of maturity (of a girl)
jì nián to number the years; calendar era; annals; chronicle
zhōng nián entire year; throughout the year; age at death
积雪 zhōng nián jī xuě permanent snow cover
積雪 zhōng nián jī xuě permanent snow cover