年

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   grain

   中十二个月组成的时间单位shíèr ge yuè zǔchéng de shíjiān dānyuè

   • jīnniánshìlóngnián.

     今年是龙年。🔊

     This year is the Year of the Dragon.

   • Jīnniándezhuāngjiazhǎngshìxǐrén,yīdìngshìgèfēngshōunián.

     今年的庄稼长势喜人，一定是个丰收年。🔊

     This year's crops are growing wonderfully — it's sure to be a bumper harvest year.

   ▾+ 2 more examples for this meaning

   • xuéshēngrénshùyìniánbǐyìniánzēngjiā。

     学生人数一年比一年增加。🔊

     The number of students increases year by year.

   • wǒjìndàxuéyǐjīngliǎngniánbànle。

     我进大学已经两年半了。🔊

     I have been in college for two and a half years now.

2. 貳名noun

   harvest (old)

   中一年中庄稼成熟可以收获的季节yī nián zhōng zhuāngjia chéngshú kěyǐ shōuhuò de jìjié

   • jīnniánshōuchénghěnhǎo.

     今年收成很好。🔊

     The harvest this year was very good.

   • fēngtiáoyǔshùn，jīnniánbìshìfēngnián。

     风调雨顺，今年必是丰年。🔊

     With favorable winds and timely rains, this year is sure to bring a bumper harvest.

3. 參名noun

   surname Nian

   中姓氏，中国人的家族名称xìngshì、zhōngguórén de jiāzúmíngchèn

   • Niánxiānshengshìwǒmenbāndeyǔwénlǎoshī。

     年先生是我们班的语文老师。🔊

     Mr. Nian is our class's Chinese language teacher.