Hanzi

年

grain/harvest (old)/variant of 年[nian2]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

nián, nìng

Bopomofo

ㄋㄧㄢˊ, ㄋㄧㄥˋ

Jyutping

nin4

Example sentences

今年 jīnnián
今年的天氣很熱。
今年的天气很热。

The weather this year is very hot.

六 liù
我女兒今年六歲。
我女儿今年六岁。

My daughter is six years old this year.

年 nián
我在這裡住了三年。
我在这里住了三年。

I have lived here for three years.

四 sì
一年有四個季節。
一年有四个季节。

A year has four seasons.

拜年 bàinián
每年春節，我都會去爺爺家拜年。
每年春节，我都会去爷爷家拜年。

Every year during the Spring Festival, I go to my grandfather's house to pay a New Year call.

初一 chūyī
大年初一我們去拜年。
大年初一我们去拜年。

We went to pay New Year calls on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

新年 xīnnián
祝大家新年快樂，萬事如意！
祝大家新年快乐，万事如意！

Happy New Year to everyone, and may everything go as you wish!

晚會 / 晚会 wǎnhuì
學校的新年晚會非常熱鬧。
学校的新年晚会非常热闹。

The school's new year gala was very lively.

去年 qùnián
我們去年搬家了。
我们去年搬家了。

We moved last year.

過 / 过 guò
我去年去過那家夜市，所以知道那裡很熱鬧。
我去年去过那家夜市，所以知道那里很热闹。

I went to that night market last year, so I know it is very lively there.

Example Vocabulary

今年

jin1'nian2

this year

年

nian2

year

拜年

bai4'nian2

to pay a New Year call; to wish someone a Happy New Year

新年

xin1'nian2

New Year

龍年

兔年

去年

qu4'nian2

last year

少年

shao4'nian2

youth; teenager; boy

年代

nian2'dai4

era; age; period

年夜

nian2'ye4

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