几年
jǐ nián
Pinyin

Definition

几年
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jǐ nián
  1. a few years
  2. several years
  3. how many years

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]
龙年
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
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]
年级
nián jí
  1. 1 grade
  2. 2 year (in school, college etc)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
年终
nián zhōng
  1. 1 end of the year
年华
nián huá
  1. 1 years
  2. 2 time
  3. 3 age

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

反而帮助伊朗在这几年之内把武器库中装满了核弹。
fǎnér bāngzhù Yīlǎng zài zhè jǐnián zhīnèi bǎ wǔqì kù zhōng zhuāngmǎn le hédàn 。
the deal actually paves Iran's path to an entire arsenal of nuclear bombs and it's within a few years' time.
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最近我的健康检查报告出来了，我血压偏高，我妈妈也有高血压，她前几年就开始洗肾了，我的前景堪忧啊！
zuìjìn wǒ de jiànkāng jiǎnchá bàogào chūlái le ，wǒ xuèyā piāngāo ，wǒ māma yě yǒu gāoxuèyā ，tā qián jǐnián jiù kāishǐ xǐshèn le ，wǒ de qiánjǐng kānyōu ā ！
Recently I got my health check results back and my blood pressure is elevated. My mother also has high blood pressure. She started dialysis a few years ago, so I’m quite worried about my future!
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是啊！詹老板好眼力，有田总这几年，贵公司业绩一路飙升，大家都称赞田总巾帼不让须眉！
shì a ！Zhān lǎobǎn hǎo yǎnlì ，yǒu Tián zǒng zhèjǐnián ，guì gōngsī yèjì yī lù biāoshēng ，dàjiā dōu chēngzàn Tián zǒng jīnguó bùràng xūméi ！
Yeah! Mr Zhan has a good eye, having Ms Tian for all these years, your company has had success after success. Everyone praises Ms Tian, saying that she's a match for any man.
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哈哈！你说的倒是真的，我还有点怀念几年前大家在餐桌上为了冷知识争论不休的日子，现在各自掏出手机就结束话题了。
hāhā ！nǐ shuō de dàoshì zhēnde ，wǒ hái yǒudiǎnr huáiniàn jǐnián qián dàjiā zài cānzhuō shàng wèile lěngzhīshi zhēnglùnbùxiū de rìzi ，xiànzài gèzì tāochū shǒujī jiù jiéshù huàtí le 。
Ha ha! You're right there. I kind of miss the days a few years ago when we would have lively arguments around the dinner table over trivia. Now everyone just takes out their phones and the topic is over.
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啊，得按废品收了啊，才一百块钱呐，我买的时候可得四千呢，这才几年啊？
ā ，děi àn fèipǐn shōu le ā ，cái yībǎi kuài qián nà ，wǒ mǎi de shíhou kě dé sì qiān ne ，zhè cái jǐnián ā ？
Ah, you have to go by the rates for refuse. Just 100? I spent 4000 on it when I bought it and it's only been a few years?
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这几年，传统饮品行业消费呈现疲软态势，国内饮品“巨头”销售业绩也不尽如人意。
zhè jǐnián ，chuántǒng yǐnpǐn hángyè xiāofèi chéngxiàn píruǎn tàishì ，guónèi yǐnpǐn “jùtóu ”xiāoshòu yèjì yě bù jìnrúrényì 。
In recent years, traditional beverages have faced slow down. The sales performance of large domestic household names haven’t been satisfactory.
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近几年来，网络消费发展迅猛，微商就是其中的典型代表，同时也成为消费者权益受损的重灾区。
jìnjǐniánlái ，Wǎngluò xiāofèi fāzhǎn xùnměng ，wēishāng jiùshì qízhōng de diǎnxíng dàibiǎo ，tóngshí yě chéngwéi xiāofèizhě quányì shòusǔn de zhòngzāiqū 。
In recent years, online spending has developed rapidly. Micro-business is a typical example of this development but at the same time it has also become the hardest hit group for consumer rights and interests.
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