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What 年 means

surname Nian; year; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年

Ideographic: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest

Made of 干

Words with 年

• 年轻nián qīngyoung
• 多年duō niánmany years; for many years; longstanding
• 年轻人nián qīng rényoung people; youngster
• 今年jīn niánthis year
• 去年qù niánlast year
• 年前nián qiánby the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
• 几年jǐ niána few years; several years; how many years?
• 年纪nián jìage
• 年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period
• 每年měi niánevery year; each year; yearly
• 年龄nián líng(a person's) age
• 当年dāng niánin those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life

年 in a sentence

• 这事发生在很多年以前。

  zhè shì fā shēng zài hěn duō nián yǐ qián 。

  It happened a long time ago.

• 我们今年和不少强队交过手。

  wǒ men jīn nián hé bù shǎo qiáng duì jiāo guò shǒu 。

  We've been matched up with some strong teams this year.

• 你比他年轻吗？

  nǐ bǐ tā nián qīng ma ？

  Are you younger than him?

• 你不知道他两年前死了吗？

  nǐ bù zhī dào tā liǎng nián qián sǐ le ma ？

  Didn't you know that he passed away two years ago?

• 我去年得了中耳炎。

  wǒ qù nián dé le zhōng ěr yán 。

  I had otitis media last year.

Characters that sound like 年

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