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

片 hè nián piàn New Year's card; CL:張|张[zhang1]
片 hè nián piàn New Year's card; CL:張|张[zhang1]
kuà nián to step into the new year; New Year
duǒ nián to dodge a creditor
货 bàn nián huò to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year
貨 bàn nián huò to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year
农历新 nóng lì xīn nián Chinese New Year; Lunar New Year
農曆新 nóng lì xīn nián Chinese New Year; Lunar New Year
來 jìn nián lái for the past few years
近几 jìn jǐ nián in recent years
近幾 jìn jǐ nián in recent years
头 zhè nián tou (coll.) nowadays
頭 zhè nián tou (coll.) nowadays
过节 féng nián guò jié at the Chinese New Year or other festivities
過節 féng nián guò jié at the Chinese New Year or other festivities
lián nián successive years; over many years
zhōu nián anniversary; annual
guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year
xiá nián a great age
遺臭萬 yí chòu wàn nián to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
都什么代了 dōu shén me nián dài le What decade are you living in?; That's so out-of-date!
都什麼代了 dōu shén me nián dài le What decade are you living in?; That's so out-of-date!
郑人争 zhèng rén zhēng nián Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom); a futile quarrel
鄭人爭 zhèng rén zhēng nián Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom); a futile quarrel
cháng nián all the year round