年前
nián qián
Pinyin

Definition

年前
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nián qián
  1. before the end of the year
  2. before the new year

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
qián
  1. 1 front
  2. 2 forward
  3. 3 ahead
  4. 4 first
  5. 5 top (followed by a number)
  6. 6 future
  7. 7 ago
  8. 8 before
  9. 9 BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. 10 former
  11. 11 formerly
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]
guò nián
  1. 1 to celebrate the Chinese New Year
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
zhōng nián
  1. 1 middle age
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
lái nián
  1. 1 next year
  2. 2 the coming year
tù nián
  1. 1 Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
qián shì
  1. 1 previous generations
  2. 2 previous incarnation (Buddhism)
qián tiān
  1. 1 the day before yesterday
qián wǎng
  1. 1 to leave for
  2. 2 to proceed towards
  3. 3 to go
qián hòu
  1. 1 around
  2. 2 from beginning to end
  3. 3 all around
  4. 4 front and rear
qián tí
  1. 1 premise
  2. 2 precondition
  3. 3 prerequisite
qián fāng
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 the front
qián xíng
  1. 1 (literary) to go forward
qián tú
  1. 1 prospects
  2. 2 future outlook
  3. 3 journey

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
一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
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)
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
  1. 1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
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)
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
  1. 1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. 2 in a rut
  3. 3 at a standstill
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
前不着村,后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
  1. 1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
  3. 3 to be in a predicament
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
  1. 1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
前事不忘,后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
  1. 1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前人栽树,后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前仆后继
qián pū hòu jì
  1. 1 one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
  2. 2 advancing wave upon wave
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
  1. 1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
  2. 2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain

Sample Sentences

诶,这让我想到一年前看到的,一篇关于美国演员对于男生公厕没有换尿布台抱怨的报导,很有趣,但也反映出想要积极参与养育孩子的奶爸所面临的诸多障碍之一,真该改进了。
èi ,zhè ràng wǒ xiǎngdào yī nián qián kàndào de ,yī piān guānyú Měiguó yǎnyuán duìyú nánshēng gōngcè méiyǒu huàn niàobù tái bàoyuàn de bàodǎo ,hěn yǒuqù ,dàn yě fǎnyìng chū xiǎngyào jījí cānyù yǎngyù háizi de nǎibà suǒ miànlín de zhūduō zhàngài zhīyī ,zhēn gāi gǎijìn le 。
Huh, this made me think of something I saw a year ago. It was an article about an American actor complaining that there are no baby-changing facilities in male public toilets. It was very interesting, but it also reflects one of the obstacles facing these stay-at-home dads when taking proactive moves to participate in raising their children. There should really be some progress.