年
nián
Pinyin

Definition

年
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nián
  1. grain
  2. harvest (old)
  3. variant of 年[nián]
年
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nián
  1. year
  2. CL:個|个[gè]
年
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Nián
  1. surname Nian

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

你哪一年出生？
nǐ něi yī nián chūshēng ？
In which year were you born?
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今年的景气不好，业绩大概上不去了。
jīnnián de jǐngqì bùhǎo ，yèjì dàgài shàng bù qù le 。
The sales number probably won't go up due to this year's recession.
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过年的时候，到处都车水马龙。
guònián de shíhou ，dàochù dōu chēshuǐmǎlóng 。
During Chinese New Year, there is traffic congestion everywhere.
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不知道啊，今年很倒霉。
bù zhīdào a ，jīnnián hěn dǎoméi 。
I have no idea. I'm in bad luck this year.
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去年已经很热了，今年比去年还热。
qùnián yǐjīng hěn rè le ，jīnnián bǐ qùnián hái rè 。
It was already very hot last year and yet this year is hotter than last year.
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一年又一年过去了，她长大了，变得越来越美丽。
yīniányòuyīnián guòqù le ，tā zhǎngdà le ，biànde yuèláiyuè měilì 。
One year after another, she’s grown up to be more and more beautiful.
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祝大家新年快乐。
zhù dàjiā xīnniánkuàilè 。
Wish everyone a happy new year.
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年
nián
year
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一九九六年
yījiǔjiǔliù nián
year 1996
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一九四三年
yījiǔsìsān nián
year 1943
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