明年
míng nián
Pinyin

Definition

明年
 - 
míng nián
  1. next year

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今年
jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
年
Nián
  1. 1 surname Nian
拜年
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow

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)
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)

Sample Sentences

明月明年何处看
míngyuè míngnián héchù kàn
Where shall we view such a bright full moon next year
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哈，我明年还想到美国再拍一次日全食呢，如果运气好的话还可以拍到流星雨，一举两得！
hā ，wǒ míngnián hái xiǎng dào Měiguó zài pāi yīcì rìquánshí ne ，rúguǒ yùnqi hǎo dehuà hái kěyǐ pāi dào liúxīngyǔ ，yījǔliǎngdé ！
Ha, next year I want to go to the United States to film another total solar eclipse, if I'm lucky I might even get a photo of a meteor shower, to catch two birds with one stone.
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现在科比的比赛是看一场少一场，虽然他的竞技状态不太好，但我们还是要好好珍惜他在篮球场上的时光，因为很有可能在明年四月以后，我们就只能在娱乐板块上看到他了。
xiànzài Kēbǐ de bǐsài shì kàn yī chǎng shǎo yī chǎng ，suīrán tā de jìngjì zhuàngtài bùtài hǎo ，dàn wǒmen háishì yào hǎohāo zhēnxī tā zài lánqiú chǎng shàng de shíguāng ，yīnwèi hěn yǒu kěnéng zài míngnián sìyuè yǐhòu ，wǒmen jiù zhǐnéng zài yúlè bǎnkuài shàng kàndào tā le 。
Now every match of Kobe's you watch is one less until he's gone, although he isn't in great condition skill-wise, we still need to cherish the time he has left on the court, because it's quite likely that after April of next year, we'll only see him treading boards in the entertainment industry.
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我刚刚想买麦当娜明年演唱会的票，但是票都卖光了。
wǒ gānggāng xiǎngmǎi Màidāngnà míngnián yǎnchànghuì de piào ，dànshì piào dōu mài guāng le 。
I wanted to buy tickets just now for Madonna's concert next year, but they were all sold out.
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老实说，这公司不靠谱，我可能不会待到明年。
lǎoshíshuō ，zhè gōngsī bù kàopǔ ，wǒ kěnéng bùhuì dāi dào míngnián 。
Honestly, this company is unreliable. I don't think I'll stay until next year.
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眼看自己的孩子王强（化名）明年就要高考了，却还陷在游戏的世界里不能自拔南京市民龚女士越来越焦心
yǎnkàn zìjǐ de háizi wángqiáng （huàmíng ）míngnián jiùyào gāokǎo le ，què hái xiàn zài yóuxì de shìjiè lǐ bùnéngzìbá Nánjīng shìmín Gōng nǚshì yuèláiyuè jiāoxīn
A Nanjing resident Ms. Gong is becoming more and more anxious as her son (Wang Qiang, a pseudonym) continues to indulge in mobile games even though he has a college entrance examination to prepare for next year.
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所以我决定明年搬到上海去学做菜！
suǒyǐ wǒ juédìng míngnián bān dào Shànghǎi qù xué zuòcài ！
So I've decided to move to Shanghai next year to study cooking!
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两年啊？我的签证明年十月就到期了，月卡多少呢？
liǎng nián ā ？wǒ de qiānzhèng míngnián shíyuè jiù dàoqī le ，yuèkǎ duōshao ne ？
Two years? My visa expires in October of next year. How much is the monthly pass?
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我明年去英国，后年去法国。
wǒ míngnián qù Yīngguó ，hòunián qù Fǎguó 。
I'm going to the UK next year, and to France the year after.
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我明年要去法国度假。
wǒ míngnián yào qù Fǎguó dùjià 。
I'm going to France on vacation next year.
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