年 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

六年 liù nián six years
二十多年 èr shí duō nián more than twenty years
几十年 jǐ shí nián several decades; tens of years
成年期 chéng nián qī adolescence; the period of life between childhood and adulthood when physical and psychological changes occur and one becomes capable of reproduction
四五十年 sì wǔ shí nián four to five decades; about forty to fifty years
二十几年 èr shí jǐ nián the first twenty-something years; approximately the first twenty years
今年冬天 jīn nián dōng tiān this winter; referring to the current season of the year
八十年代 bā shí nián dài the 1980s
年画 nián huà New Year painting; traditional Chinese paintings or posters used to decorate homes during the Chinese New Year, often depicting auspicious themes or symbols
一九九三年 yī jiǔ jiǔ sān nián 1993
四五年 sì wǔ nián four or five years
新年好 xīn nián hǎo Happy New Year
哪年哪月 nǎ nián nǎ yuè which year and month
知识青年 zhī shi qīng nián intellectual youth; young intellectuals in China post-1949
第三年 dì sān nián the third year
四十多年 sì shí duō nián more than forty years
四十年 sì shí nián forty years
年过花甲 nián guò huā jiǎ over sixty years old; advanced in age
五七年 wǔ qī nián 1957
这些年来 zhè xiē nián lái over these years; in the past few years
年长者 nián zhǎng zhě elderly; older individuals
年初二 nián chū èr the second day of the lunar new year
六十年 liù shí nián sixty years
高年级 gāo nián jí higher grades; upper levels (of school)
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