百年
bǎi nián
Pinyin

Definition

百年
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bǎi nián
  1. hundred years
  2. century
  3. lifetime

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
过年
guò nián
  1. 1 to celebrate the Chinese New Year

Idioms (20)

一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
  1. 1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call
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

Sample Sentences

恭喜恭喜！百年好合！早生贵子！
gōngxǐ gōngxǐ ！bǎinián hǎohé ！zǎoshēngguìzǐ ！
Congratulations! May you live a long and happy life together! May you be blessed with a son soon!
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汲取门前鉴湖水，酿得绍酒万里香”。黄酒可谓是绍兴的城市名片。作为世界三大酿制古酒之一，甘润的老酒也激发了无数骚人墨客的灵感，孕育出了这方水土的文化底蕴。千百年来，绍兴钟灵毓秀，人才辈出。
jíqǔ ménqián jiànhú shuǐ ，niàng dé shàojiǔ wàn lǐ xiāng ”。huángjiǔ kěwèi shì Shàoxīng de chéngshì míngpiàn 。zuòwéi shìjiè sān dà niàngzhì gǔ jiǔ zhīyī ，gānrùn de lǎo jiǔ yě jīfā le wúshù sāorénmòkè de línggǎn ，yùnyù chū le zhè fāng shuǐtǔ de wénhuà dǐyùn 。qiānbǎinián lái ，Shàoxīng zhōnglíngyùxiù ，réncái bèichū 。
"Drawing water from the neighbouring Jian Lake, the reputation of the Shaoxing wine distilled here has spread far and wide." Huangjiu can be said to be the calling card of the city of Shaoxing. As the world's third largest brewer of traditional Chinese liquors, the sweet thirst-quenching Shaoxing wine has served as inspiration for many literati and shaped the local cultural scene. For thousands of years Shaoxing has served as a breeding ground for literati and talent has emerged in great numbers.
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百年好合！
bǎiniánhǎohé ！
May you live happily ever after!
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然而好景不长，一个名叫法海的法师发现有蛇妖偷偷跑到人间，并嫁给了人类。他绝不能允许这样的事情发生，就马上去追查。结果法海还发现这个蛇妖就是几百年前偷了自己仙丹的那个蛇妖。因为白素贞偷了仙丹，法海多修炼了几百年才有了今天的法术。法海发誓，一定要收服这个蛇妖！
ránér hǎojǐngbùcháng ，yī gè míngjiào Fǎ Hǎi de fǎshī fāxiàn yǒu shéyāo tōutōu pǎodào rénjiān ，bìng jiàgěi le rénlèi 。tā jué bù néng yǔnxǔ zhèyàng de shìqing fāshēng ，jiù mǎshàng qù zhuīchá 。jiéguǒ Fǎ Hǎi hái fāxiàn zhè ge shéyāo jiùshì jǐbǎinián qián tōu le zìjǐ xiāndān de nàge shéyāo 。yīnwèi Bái Sùzhēn tōu le xiāndān ，FǎHǎi duō xiūliàn le jǐ bǎi nián cái yǒu le jīntiān de fǎshù 。Fǎ Hǎi fāshì ，yīdìng yào shōufú zhè ge shéyāo ！
However, good times don't last long. A priest named Fa Hai discovered that a snake spirit had found its way into the human world and married a human. He refused to allow this kind of thing to happen, so he quickly went to investigate. In the end, Fa Hai discovered that this snake spirit was the same snake spirit that had stolen his pill of life hundreds of years ago. Because Bai Suzhen had stolen his pill of life, Fa Hai had to practice spiritual enlightenment for another several hundred years to obtain his current magic. Fa Hai swore an oath to take revenge against this snake spirit.
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你碰到的第一个男人不太可靠，第二个老实可靠但各方面配不上你。第三个跟你郎才女貌，定能百年好合，幸福美满。
nǐ pèngdào de dì yī ge nánrén bùtài kěkào ，dì èr ge lǎoshi kěkào dàn gèfāngmiàn pèi bu shàng nǐ 。dì sān ge gēn nǐ lángcáinǚmào ，dìng néng bǎiniánhǎohé ，xìngfú měimǎn 。
The first man you meet won't be very reliable. The second will be reliable, but will fall short in every way. The third and you will be the perfect couple. You will live happily together for the rest of your lives.
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