年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
年限
niánxiàn
time limit; fixed number of years; service life
Characters in this word
限 xiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 合同明确规定了使用年限和后续维护责任。 Hétong míngquè guīdìng le shǐyòng niánxiàn hé hòuxù wéihù zérèn. The contract clearly specifies the service life and subsequent maintenance responsibilities.
- 这台机器的使用年限是十年。 Zhè tái jīqì de shǐyòng niánxiàn shì shí nián. The service life of this machine is ten years.
- 学校规定了学习年限，最长不能超过六年。 Xuéxiào guīdìng le xuéxí niánxiàn, zuì cháng bù néng chāoguò liù nián. The school sets a time limit for study, which cannot exceed six years at most.