year (n./clf.)
HSK 1
Traditional
年 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
念 niàn - to read aloud; attend school; think of (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
今年是2024年。 jīnnián shì èr líng èr sì nián. - This year is 2024.
我去年去了北京。 wǒ qùnián qùle běijīng. - I went to Beijing last year.
她明年要去旅行。 tā míngnián yào qù lǚxíng. - She will travel next year.
他在这一年学到了很多。 tā zài zhè yī nián xué dàole hěnduō. - He learned a lot this year.
我们每年都庆祝新年。 wǒmen měi nián dōu qìngzhù xīnnián. - We celebrate New Year every year.
Phrases
去年 qù nián - last year (n.) | HSK 2
年级 nián jí - (school) year/grade (n.) | HSK 3
年轻 nián qīng - young (adj.) | HSK 3
年龄 nián líng - age (n.) | HSK 4
年代 nián dài - years; a decade of a century (n.) | HSK 5
年纪 nián jì - age (n.) | HSK 5
青少年 qīng shào nián - youngsters (n.) | HSK 5
拜年 bài nián - pay a New Year call (v.) | HSK 6
连年 lián nián - in consecutive years; for years on end (v.) | HSK 6
年度 nián dù - year (n.) | HSK 6
周年 zhōu nián - anniversary (n.) | HSK 6
逐年 zhú nián - year by year; year after year; with each passing year (adv.) | HSK 6