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去年

qùnián

last year

last year
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Characters in this word

去 qù

Strokes
5
Radical
厶 — private, secret
Made of
土 soil, earth 厶 private, secret

年 nián

Strokes
6
Radical
干 — arid, dry
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 去年我在北京。 Qùnián wǒ zài Běijīng. Last year I was in Beijing.
  • 去年他不在家。 Qùnián tā bú zài jiā. Last year he wasn't at home.
  • 去年我十岁。 Qùnián wǒ shí suì. I was ten last year.
  • 去年,她买了电脑。 Qùnián, tā mǎile diànnǎo. Last year she bought a computer.
  • 去年这里常下雨。 Qùnián zhèlǐ cháng xiàyǔ. It often rained here last year.
  • 去年爸爸在医院工作。 Qùnián bàba zài yīyuàn gōngzuò. Last year Dad worked at a hospital.
  • 去年我奶奶身体不好。 Qùnián wǒ nǎinai shēntǐ bù hǎo. Last year my grandma was in poor health.
  • 去年妹妹六岁。 Qùnián mèimei liù suì. Little sister was six last year.
  • 去年这个时候,天气很热。 Qùnián zhè ge shíhou, tiānqì hěn rè. At this time last year, the weather was very hot.
  • 王明去年常帮我。 Wáng Míng qùnián cháng bāng wǒ. Wang Ming often helped me last year.

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