年
前

By the end of the year in Chinese: 年前 (nián qián)

nián qián

by the end of the year

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Definitions

  1. 1by the end of the year
  2. 2at the end of the year; shortly before New Year

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年
前

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ㄋㄧㄢˊ

nián

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 年前大家都忙着准备过年。

    nián qián dà jiā dōu máng zhe zhǔn bèi guò nián。

    Before the New Year, everyone is busy getting ready for the holiday.

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Related words

年

nián

year

前

qián

front

前面

qián miàn

ahead

去年

qù nián

last year

年级

nián jí

grade

年轻

nián qīng

young

以前

yǐ qián

before

年龄

nián líng

(a person's) age

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

从前

cóng qián

previously

目前

mù qián

at the present time

年代

nián dài

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

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