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年 nián

year

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 1
Radical
干
Type
Ideograph
Made of 干 ⿻干？

Memory hint: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest

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  1. 我今年二十岁。
    Wǒ jīnnián èrshí suì.
    I'm twenty this year.
    i this-year twenty age
  2. 你今年多大？
    Nǐ jīnnián duō dà?
    How old are you this year?
    you this-year how big (question)
  3. 我们明年再去吧。
    Wǒmen míngnián zài qù ba.
    Let's go again next year.
    we next-year again go (suggestion)
  4. 他去年没去北京。
    Tā qùnián méi qù Běijīng.
    He didn't go to Beijing last year.
    he last-year not-have go beijing
  5. 去年冬天，我们去了北方。
    Qùnián dōngtiān, wǒmen qù le běifāng.
    Last winter, we went to the north.
    last-year winter, we go (particle) north

Words with 年 (16)