年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
年
nián
year
Character
Example phrases
- 一年有十二个月。 Yì nián yǒu shí'èr gè yuè. There are twelve months in a year.
- 他今年八岁。 Tā jīnnián bā suì. He is eight this year.
- 我在中国住了一年。 Wǒ zài Zhōngguó zhù le yì nián. I lived in China for a year.
- 哥哥学了三年汉语。 Gēge xué le sān nián Hànyǔ. My older brother studied Chinese for three years.
- 一年有几个月？ Yì nián yǒu jǐ ge yuè? How many months are in a year?
- 新年好，老师！ Xīnnián hǎo, lǎoshī! Happy New Year, teacher!
- 去年这里没有医院。 Qùnián zhèlǐ méiyǒu yīyuàn. Last year there was no hospital here.
- 他爸爸工作十年了。 Tā bàba gōngzuò shí nián le. His dad has been working for ten years.
- 我们一起过年吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ guò nián ba. Let's celebrate New Year together.
- 李月在这里工作两年了。 Lǐ Yuè zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò liǎng nián le. Li Yue has worked here for two years.
Related words
- 半年 bànnián half a year
- 今年 jīnnián this year
- 明年 míngnián next year
- 去年 qùnián last year
- 新年 xīnnián New Year
- 过年 guònián to celebrate Chinese New Year
- 老年 lǎonián old age
- 年级 niánjí school grade
- 年轻 niánqīng young
- 前年 qiánnián the year before last
- 青年 qīngnián young person; young people
- 青少年 qīngshàonián teenager; young people