nian2 - year

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gan1-dry

gān / gàn

dry / do



  • year
  • yearly

nián-dài
年代

n.

years, a decade of a century

nián-huì
年会

n.

annual meeting

nián-jí
年级

n.

grade; year

nián-jì
年纪

n.

age

nián-líng
年龄

n.

age

nián-qīng
年轻

adj.

young

nián-fù-lì-qiáng
年富力强
in the prime of life

Usage 用法

year

Wǒ xué-le yì nián Pǔ-tōng-huà.
我学了一年普通话。
I have studied Mandarin (Chinese) for a year.

yearly

Wǒ měi-nián huí lǎo-jiā kàn yé-ye yí cì.
我每年回老家看爷爷一次。
I go to my hometown to see my grandfather yearly.