童年
tóng nián
Pinyin

Definition

童年
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tóng nián
  1. childhood

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今年
jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
年
Nián
  1. 1 surname Nian
拜年
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
过年
guò nián
  1. 1 to celebrate the Chinese New Year
龙年
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
儿童
ér tóng
  1. 1 child
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
兔年
tù nián
  1. 1 Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
去年
qù nián
  1. 1 last year
少年
shào nián
  1. 1 early youth
  2. 2 youngster
  3. 3 (literary) youth
  4. 4 young man
年代
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
年味
nián wèi
  1. 1 Spring Festival atmosphere
  2. 2 festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
年夜
nián yè
  1. 1 lunar New Year's Eve
年夜饭
nián yè fàn
  1. 1 New Year's Eve family dinner
年少
nián shào
  1. 1 young
  2. 2 junior
年年
nián nián
  1. 1 year after year
  2. 2 yearly
  3. 3 every year
  4. 4 annually
年底
nián dǐ
  1. 1 the end of the year
  2. 2 year-end
年度
nián dù
  1. 1 year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
  2. 2 annual
年会
nián huì
  1. 1 annual meeting
年纪
nián jì
  1. 1 age
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ],個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
  1. 1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
  2. 2 prosperity
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
  1. 1 fleeting years (idiom)
十年树木，百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
  1. 1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
  1. 1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
  1. 1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
  2. 2 dilapidated
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
  1. 1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年轻力壮
nián qīng lì zhuàng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)
年轻气盛
nián qīng qì shèng
  1. 1 full of youthful vigor (idiom)
  2. 2 in the prime of youth
年高德劭
nián gāo dé shào
  1. 1 to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
度日如年
dù rì rú nián
  1. 1 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
  2. 2 time crawls when one is wretched
成年累月
chéng nián lěi yuè
  1. 1 year in, year out (idiom)

Sample Sentences

歌曲：童年
gēqǔ ：tóngnián
Song: Childhood
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等待着下课，等待着放学，等待游戏的童年
děngdài zhe xiàkè ，děngdài zhe fàngxué ，děngdài yóuxì de tóngnián
The childhood of waiting for the class to dismiss, waiting for the end of school day, waiting for playing.
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忆童年时竹马青梅
yì tóngnián shí zhúmǎqīngméi
Remember how we were childhood playmates,
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我怎么不抓紧？我每天除了做一大堆的作业和课外练习，还要练钢琴，学画画，我实在受不了了！你为什么连我放松一下都不允许？我还有什么童年乐趣？
wǒ zěnme bù zhuājǐn ？wǒ měitiān chúle zuò yīdàduī de zuòyè hé kèwài liànxí ，háiyào liàn gāngqín ，xué huàhuà ，wǒ shízài shòubuliǎo le ！nǐ wèishénme lián wǒ fàngsōng yīxià dōu bùyǔnxǔ ？wǒ hái yǒu shénme tóngnián lèqù ？
How am I not staying on top of it? Every day, besides doing a huge pile of assignments and extra-curricular lessons, I also have to practice piano and take art class. I really can’t take it! Why can’t you allow me to have a little time to relax? What other childhood pleasures do I have?
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哎！这些孩子太可怜了，从小就被灌输这种无知的思想。连个快乐的童年都没有。
āi ！zhèxiē háizi tài kělián le ，cóngxiǎo jiù bèi guànshū zhèzhǒng wúzhī de sīxiǎng 。lián ge kuàilè de tóngnián dōu méiyǒu 。
Agh! What a poor kid. From a young age he's already been imbued with such an ignorant way of thinking. He doesn't even get to have a happy childhood.
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是啊。不过对我们大人来说，总觉得和这个节日有距离。我老不明白为什么外国人对它这么重视，现在想起来，童年过节时好玩儿的记忆大概也是一个很重要的原因吧。
shì ā 。bùguò duì wǒmen dàren láishuō ，zǒng juéde hé zhège jiérì yǒu jùlí 。wǒ lǎo bù míngbai wèishénme wàiguórén duì tā zhème zhòngshì ，xiànzài xiǎng qǐlai ，tóngnián guòjié shí hǎowánr5 de jìyì dàgài yě shì yī ge hěn zhòngyào de yuányīn ba 。
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我也记得这个！真不愧是经典啊，这么多年都还能留在我们的脑海中。我觉得回忆这些动画，就像在回忆我们的童年一样，感觉真亲切！
wǒ yě jìde zhège ！zhēn bùkuì shì jīngdiǎn ā ，zhème duō nián dōu hái néng liú zài wǒmen de nǎohǎi zhōng 。wǒ juéde huíyì zhèxiē dònghuà ，jiùxiàng zài huíyì wǒmen de tóngnián yīyàng ，gǎnjué zhēn qīnqiè ！
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一休哥啊！他可是我童年时代的偶像，我集集必看。说起来日本的动画片还真是受欢迎啊。不过美国迪斯尼的作品也不错。
Yīxiū gē ā ！tā kěshì wǒ tóngnián shídài de ǒuxiàng ，wǒ jíjí bìkàn 。shuō qǐlai Rìběn de dònghuàpiàn hái zhēnshì shòu huānyíng ā 。bùguò Měiguó Dísīní de zuòpǐn yě bùcuò 。
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