年头
nián tóu
Pinyin

Definition

年头
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nián tóu
  1. start of the year
  2. whole year
  3. a particular year
  4. period
  5. days
  6. epoch
  7. a year's harvest

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

瞧你说的，这年头谁还不当几回“月光女神”？下月工资一发不就又活过来了，至于脱单，我倒是可以给你支几招，看你愿不愿接受了。
qiáo nǐ shuō de ，zhè niántou shéi hái bù dāng jǐ huí “yuèguāng nǚshén ”？xià yuè gōngzī yī fā bù jiù yòu huó guòlai le ，zhìyú tuōdān ，wǒ dàoshì kěyǐ gěi nǐ zhī jǐ zhāo ，kàn nǐ yuàn bù yuàn jiēshòu le 。
You're telling me! These few years who hasn't been the paycheck to paycheck queen a few times in their life? Whenever you receive the next month's salary you come to life again. As to leaving single life behind, I can give you a few tips. It's up to you if you want to accept them.
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听说在美国航空公司的空乘人员都是工会的会员，航空公司不能因为他们年老色衰了就让人家下岗。而且，飞国际航线的，都是有资历有年头儿的空乘，所以年纪都比较大。
tīngshuō zài Měiguó hángkōnggōngsī de kōngchéng rényuán dōu shì gōnghuì de huìyuán ，hángkōnggōngsī bùnéng yīnwèi tāmen niánlǎosèshuāi le jiù ràng rénjiā xiàgǎng 。érqiě ，fēi guójì hángxiàn de ，dōu shì yǒu zīlì yǒu niántóur de kōngchéng ，suǒyǐ niánjì dōu bǐjiào dà 。
I hear that all in-flight service staff on US airlines are union members, so they can't be fired just because they've gotten older. Moreover, flying international routes are all controlled by more experienced staff, so they are all older.
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啐，这号子里多的是内线消息，到我们这儿的内线消息，你说还值几个钱呀？怕都帮别人抬轿去了！我说啊，靠山山倒，靠人人跑，这年头还是自己最靠谱！
cuì ，zhè hàozi lǐ duō de shì nèixiànxiāoxi ，dào wǒmen zhèr de nèixiànxiāoxi ，nǐ shuō hái zhí jǐ ge qián ya ？pà dōu bāng biérén táijiào qù le ！wǒ shuō ā ，kàoshānshāndǎo, kàorénrénpǎo ，zhè niántou háishì zìjǐ zuì kàopǔ ！
Pshaw! There's nothing but inside information in this brokerage. By the time the message from the inside source reaches here, it's never worth much, is it? We're just playing into other people's hands by pushing stock prices up! I tell you, you can't rely on anything or anyone in this business, you can only rely on yourself these days!
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这是我们分开后的第四个年头，好久没听到你的消息了，你过得好吗？
zhè shì wǒmen fēnkāi hòu de dì sì ge niántóu ，hǎo jiǔ méi tīng dào nǐ de xiāoxi le ，nǐ guò de hǎo ma ？
This is the fourth year since we parted ways, it's been so long since I've heard news of you. Are you doing OK?
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这年头，很难得有年轻人愿意静下心来写字了，为什么想学呀？
zhè niántou ，hěn nándé yǒu niánqīngrén yuànyì jìng xià xīn lái xiězì le ，wèishénme xiǎng xué ya ？
In this day and age it's rare for young people to have the calm attitude necessary to write characters. Why do you want to learn?
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行啊，能省钱就好。这年头人情帐还不起啊。我昨天跟老婆算了一下今年送出去的红包。单单一个国庆节，就送掉了一万多。
xíng a ，néng shěngqián jiù hǎo 。zhè niántou rénqíngzhàng huánbùqǐ a 。wǒ zuótiān gēn lǎopó suàn le yīxià jīnnián sòng chūqù de hóngbāo 。dāndān yī gè Guóqìngjié ，jiù sòngdiào le yīwàn duō 。
Okay. Saving a bit of money is good. This year I can't afford to pay all of this social debt. Yesterday my wife and I calculated the red envelopes we gave out this year. Over National Day alone, we paid out more than 10,000.
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猪肉里有瘦肉精，牛肉是涂了牛肉膏的假牛肉，羊肉串是老鼠肉做的，黄瓜涂了避孕药，生病吃个胶囊都是臭皮鞋做的。这年头还有能吃的东西吗，饿死算了。
zhūròu lǐ yǒu shòuròujīng ，niúròu shì tú le niúròugāo de jiǎ niúròu ，yángròuchuàn shì lǎoshǔ ròu zuò de ，huángguā tú le bìyùnyào ，shēngbìng chī gè jiāonáng dōu shì chòu píxié zuò de 。zhè niántou háiyǒu néng chī de dōngxi ma ，è sǐ suànle 。
The pork has lean muscle growth hormones. The beef is fake meat covered with beef flavoring. The lamb skewers are made from rat meat. The cucumbers are covered with chemicals that can harm pregnant women. Gel capsules made for medicine are made from stinky leather shoes. These days is there anything that you can eat? Or should we just call it quits and starve to death?
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这年头，什么事都可能发生。他老婆那么要强，肯定是发现他什么了才要离婚。
zhè niántou ，shénme shìr dōu kěnéng fāshēng 。tā lǎopo nàme yàoqiáng ，kěndìng shì fāxiàn tā shénme le cái yào líhūn 。
Nowadays anything is possible. His wife is no pushover. She must want a divorce because she found out about it.
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我理解，年轻人血气方刚很正常嘛。我听说，他每天都给你送午餐，真是体贴啊。这年头，像这样的好男人可不多了。
wǒ lǐjiě ，niánqīngrén xuèqìfānggāng hěn zhèngcháng ma 。wǒ tīngshuō ，tā měitiān dōu gěi nǐ sòng wǔcān ，zhēn shì tǐtiē a 。zhè niántou ，xiàng zhèyàng de hǎo nánrén kě bùduō le 。
I understand. Normal for young people to be hot-blooded. I heard he brings you lunch every day. That's so considerate. These days men like that are quite rare.
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这年头造假的多了去了。人们整天嚷着要重能力不重学历，可要是没有一纸文凭，根本就踏不进公司的门槛。
zhè niántou zàojiǎ de duōleqùle 。rénmen zhěngtiān rāngzhe yào zhòng nénglì bù zhòng xuélì ，kě yàoshì méiyǒu yī zhǐ wénpíng ，gēnběn jiù tàbujìn gōngsī de ménkǎn 。
These days forgeries are all over the place. Everyone is always talking about placing importance on ability, not education - but if you don't have that diploma, there's no way you'll be able to get a foot in the door at any company.
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