年 (秊)
nián
Pinyin

Definition

年 (秊)
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nián
  1. grain
  2. harvest (old)
  3. variant of 年[nián]
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nián
  1. year
  2. CL:個|个[gè]
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Nián
  1. surname Nian

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 classifier: 个 gè
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)

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)

Sample Sentences

你哪一年出生?
nǐ něi yī nián chūshēng ?
In which year were you born?
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今年的景气不好,业绩大概上不去了。
jīnnián de jǐngqì bùhǎo ,yèjì dàgài shàng bù qù le 。
The sales number probably won't go up due to this year's recession.
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过年的时候,到处都车水马龙。
guònián de shíhou ,dàochù dōu chēshuǐmǎlóng 。
During Chinese New Year, there is traffic congestion everywhere.
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不知道啊,今年很倒霉。
bù zhīdào a ,jīnnián hěn dǎoméi 。
I have no idea. I'm in bad luck this year.
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去年已经很热了,今年比去年还热。
qùnián yǐjīng hěn rè le ,jīnnián bǐ qùnián hái rè 。
It was already very hot last year and yet this year is hotter than last year.
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一年又一年过去了,她长大了,变得越来越美丽。
yīniányòuyīnián guòqù le ,tā zhǎngdà le ,biànde yuèláiyuè měilì 。
One year after another, she’s grown up to be more and more beautiful.
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祝大家新年快乐。
zhù dàjiā xīnniánkuàilè 。
Wish everyone a happy new year.
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nián
year
一九九六年
yījiǔjiǔliù nián
year 1996
一九四三年
yījiǔsìsān nián
year 1943