"Year" in Chinese — 年 (nián)

年

nián

year

HSK 12 example sentences

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年

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄢˊ

nián

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 年 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

你几年级？
nǐ jǐ nián jí？
What grade are you in?
新年快乐！
xīn nián kuài lè！
Happy New Year!

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Related words

去年

qù nián

last year

年级

nián jí

grade

年轻

nián qīng

young

年龄

nián líng

(a person's) age

年代

nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

年纪

nián jì

age

半年

bàn nián

half a year

今年

jīn nián

this year

明年

míng nián

next year

新年

xīn nián

New Year

过年

guò nián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

老年

lǎo nián

elderly

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Year in Chinese: 年 (nián)