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早年 (zǎo nián) – many years ago

zǎo nián

many years ago

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1many years ago; in the past
  2. 2in one's early years

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Related words

年

nián

surname Nian

早

zǎo

early

去年

qù nián

last year

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

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

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