年初
nián chū
Pinyin

Definition

年初
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nián chū
  1. beginning of the year

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)
兔年
tù nián
  1. 1 Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
初
chū
  1. 1 at first
  2. 2 (at the) beginning
  3. 3 first
  4. 4 junior
  5. 5 basic
初一
chū yī
  1. 1 first day of lunar month
  2. 2 New Year's Day
  3. 3 first year in junior middle school
初三
chū sān
  1. 1 third year in junior middle school
初中
chū zhōng
  1. 1 junior high school
  2. 2 abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chū jí zhōng xué]
初二
chū èr
  1. 1 2nd year in junior middle school
  2. 2 2nd day of a lunar month
  3. 3 2nd day of lunar New Year
初恋
chū liàn
  1. 1 first love
初级
chū jí
  1. 1 junior
  2. 2 primary
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

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)
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
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)

Sample Sentences

你看了大年初一上映的《流浪地球》吗？这可能是最近最火的科幻片。
nǐ kàn le dàniánchūyī shàngyìng de 《liúlàng dìqiú 》ma ？zhè kěnéng shì zuìjìn zuì huǒ de kēhuàn piàn 。
Have you watched “Wandering Earth” which debuted on the first day of Chinese New Year. This is possibly the hottest sci if movie now.
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嗨，不提还好，一提就是一把辛酸泪啊，目前市场竞争太激烈，年初成立公司以后，我的作息规律就完全给打破了，头发都愁白了。
hāi ，bùtí hái hǎo ，yī tí jiùshì yī bǎ xīnsuānlèi ā ，mùqián shìchǎng jìngzhēng tài jīliè ，nián chū chénglì gōngsī yǐhòu ，wǒ de zuòxí guīlǜ jiù wánquán gěi dǎpò le ，tóufa dōu chóubái le 。
Hey, don't bring it up or you'll make me cry. The competition on the market is pretty fierce. After starting a company at the start of the year, now my work life balance is completely messed up and my hair is already going grey.
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自今年年初开始，iPhone已经经历三轮降价。最新一轮从3月5日开始，天猫苏宁、京东等各大电商平台纷纷加入，降价最高超过2000元。
zì jīnnián niánchū kāishǐ ， yǐjīng jīnglì sān lún jiàngjià 。zuìxīn yīlún cóng yuè rì kāishǐ ，tiānmāo sūníng 、jīngdōng děng gè dà diànshāng píngtái fēnfēn jiārù ，jiàngjià zuìgāo chāoguò yuán 。
Since the beginning of this year, iPhone has undergone three rounds of price cuts. The latest round began on March 5, and major e-commerce platforms such as Tmall, Suning, and Jingdong joined in, and the price cuts exceeded 2,000 yuan.
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啊？怎么这么突然？而且，你不是年初才去了东京吗？
ā ？zěnme zhème tūrán ？érqiě ，nǐ bùshì nián chū cái qù le Dōngjīng ma ？
Huh? Why so suddenly? And didn't you just go to Tokyo at the start of the year?
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片子是今年初杀青的，对吧？紧接着你又到香港接了另一出戏，开始空中飞人的生活是吧？
piānzi shì jīnniánchū shāqīng de ，duìba ？jǐnjiē zhe nǐ yòu dào Xiānggǎng jiē le lìngyī chū xì ，kāishǐ kōngzhōng fēirén de shēnghuó shì ba ？
The finishing touches were made to the film at the start of this year, yes? Then you went straight to Hong Kong to take on another film, embarking on a life as a trapeze artist, no?
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明年年初上市，349美元。
míngnián nián chū shàngshì ，sānbǎisìshíjiǔ měiyuán 。
It goes on the market at the beginning of next year. It's 349 US dollars.
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哎！忽冷忽热的，难受死了。我觉得今年从年初到年尾没几天是正常的，极端天气来得越来越频繁了。
āi ！hūlěnghūrè de ，nánshòu sǐ le 。wǒ juéde jīnnián cóng nián chū dào niánwěi méijǐtiān shì zhèngcháng de ，jíduān tiānqì lái de yuèláiyuè pínfán le 。
Agh! These sudden temperature changes are unbearable. I feel like there haven't been more than a few normal days of weather the entire year. Extreme weather is becoming more and more common.
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年初的时候，我们总是要定计划。
nián chū de shíhou ，wǒmen zǒngshì yào dìng jìhuà 。
At the beginning of the year, I always make some plans.
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年初
niánchū
beginning of the year
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你年初定了什么计划？
nǐ nián chū dìng le shénme jìhuà ？
What plans did you make at the beginning of the year?
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