年末
nián mò
Pinyin
Definition
年末
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- end of the year
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一年之计在于春
- 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
- 2 early planning is the key to success
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
- 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
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不终天年
- 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
五百年前是一家
- 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
Sample Sentences
看来商业化的节日已经不知不觉地渗入到我们的生活中了。圣诞节更是成为疯狂消费的代名词。你看一到年末,各商家就开始兴奋不已,以过节的名义推出各种打折促销活动,这样一个西方传统的宗教节日就因为他们而改变,也因他们而火爆。
It looks like commercialized holidays have already sneaked into our lives without our knowing it. Christmas has become a synonym for crazy consumption. Look, as soon as we get to the end of the year, all the businesses get extremely excited. In the name of celebrating the holidays, they push all kinds of discounts and sales. In that way, they've changed a traditional, Western religious holiday and made it even more bustling.
哎,你们谁要去香港啊?帮我带台iPad。现在是年末大甩卖,听说只要三千多。
Hey, who's going to Hong Kong? Get me an iPad. It's the end of the year clearance. I heard they're only a little over 3,000.
年末
end of the year
我从来都不关注年末打折。
I've never paid much attention to end of the year sales.
年末打折
end of the year discount
我要等到年末打折的时候再买电脑。
I'm going to wait until the end of the year sales to buy another computer.