年月
nián yuè
Pinyin

Definition

年月
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nián yuè
  1. months and year
  2. time
  3. days of one's life

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
Nián
  1. 1 surname Nian
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
yuè
  1. 1 moon
  2. 2 month
  3. 3 monthly
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],輪|轮[lún]
guò nián
  1. 1 to celebrate the Chinese New Year
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
Yī yuè
  1. 1 January
  2. 2 first month (of the lunar year)
zhōng nián
  1. 1 middle age
Wǔ yuè
  1. 1 May
  2. 2 fifth month (of the lunar year)
lái nián
  1. 1 next year
  2. 2 the coming year
Yuán yuè
  1. 1 first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)
tù nián
  1. 1 Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
qù nián
  1. 1 last year
shào nián
  1. 1 early youth
  2. 2 youngster
  3. 3 (literary) youth
  4. 4 young man
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]
nián chū
  1. 1 beginning of the year
nián wèi
  1. 1 Spring Festival atmosphere
  2. 2 festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
nián yè
  1. 1 lunar New Year's Eve
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)
九天揽月
jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
  1. 1 to reach for the stars (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)
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
  1. 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
  1. 1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
  2. 2 flawless person
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

的确是的。对比了你的简历后我才发现,中西方的简历真的是有很大的不同。比如在个人信息这一项里面,你的简历就写得太详细,居然还包括了种族,出生年月,身高,血型等等......
díquè shìde 。duìbǐ le nǐ de jiǎnlì hòu wǒ cái fāxiàn ,zhōngxīfāng de jiǎnlì zhēnde shì yǒu hěn dà de bùtóng 。bǐrú zài gèrén xìnxī zhè yī xiàng lǐmiàn ,nǐ de jiǎnlì jiù xiě de tài xiángxì ,jūrán hái bāokuò le zhǒngzú ,chūshēngniányuè ,shēngāo ,xiěxíng děngděng ......
Yeah, that's for sure. I only realized after checking your resume that Chinese and foreign resumes are really different. For instance, here in the ''personal information" section, yours is too detailed. You've gone so far as to include your race, month and year of birth, height, blood type and so on.
好,那请问您的姓名、出生年月日。
hǎo ,nà qǐngwèn nín de xìngmíng 、chūshēng niányuèrì 。
OK, then can I ask your full name and date of birth?
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