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Meaning of 年

Pinyin nián

Radical

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Definition

year

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年 (nián) 1. The time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun. 地球绕太阳一周的时间。 2. Annual. 每年的。 3. The beginning of a year. 一年的开始。 4. Related to annual festivals (supplies). 有关年节的（用品）。 5. Period, era. 时期，时代。 6. Harvest. 收成。 7. Age. 岁数。 8. Stages of a person's life classified by age. 人一生所经年岁的分期。 9. Mutual reference of those who passed the imperial examination in the same year during the imperial examination period. 科举时代同年考中者的互称。 10. Surname. 姓。 --- 1. The time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun: One year. Three to five years. 地球绕太阳一周的时间：一～。三～五载。 2. Annual: Annual meeting. Annual review. Annual profit. Annual salary. 每年的：～会。～鉴。～利。～薪。 3. The beginning of a year: New Year Festival. New Year. 一年的开始：～节。新～。 4. Related to annual festivals (supplies): Festival paintings. Festival gifts. New Year's goods. 有关年节的（用品）：～画。～礼。～货。 5. Period, era: Recent years. Modern era. Dynastic title (a. Title of a monarch used for years; b. Name for the year in the Gregorian Calendar). Year limit. Long years. 时期，时代：近～。～华。～号（a．帝王用的纪年名称；ｂ．公元纪年名称）。～限。～深日久。 6. Harvest: Harvest quality. Good harvest. Cautious harvest. Famine year. 收成：～成。～景。～谨。荒～。 7. Age: Milestone year. Age-related matters. Aging. Yearly cycle. 岁数：～纪。～事（岁数）。～高。～轮。 8. Stages of a person's life classified by age: Childhood. Teen years. Young adulthood. Middle age. Old age. 人一生所经年岁的分期：幼～。童～。青～。壮～。中～。老～。 9. Mutual reference of those who passed the imperial examination in the same year: Classmates of the same year. Relationships of those who passed in the same year. 科举时代同年考中者的互称：～兄。～谊（同年登科的关系）。 10. Surname. 姓。 --- 年 (nián) 本义: 年成，五谷成熟. Basic meaning: The year's harvest, when grains mature. 造字法: 形声。甲骨文字形，上面是“禾”，下面是“人”，禾谷成熟，人在负禾。小篆字形，从禾，千声。 Character formation method: Phono-semantic compound. The oracle bone script shows "禾" (grain) on top and "人" (person) at the bottom, indicating that the grains mature and people carry them. The small seal script is derived from "禾" with phonetic component "千". 1. Same as the basic meaning (ripe). 同本义 ([En.] ripe). 2. Refers to the harvest of the year. 又指一年的收成。 3. A unit of time. The period it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun (approximately 365 and 1/4 solar days). 时间单位。地球环绕太阳公转一次所需的约365又1/4太阳日的周期 ([En.] year). 4. New Year festival. 年节 ([En.] days around lunar New Year; New Year). 5. Age. 年纪，岁数 ([En.] age; year). 6. Lifespan; the total age of a person. 寿命;一生的岁数 ([En.] lifetime). 7. A period in one’s life classified according to age. 一生中按年龄划分的阶段 ([En.] a period in one’s life classified according to age). 8. Decade. 年代 ([En.] time). 9. Date, referring to a specific time. 日期，指某一确定时间 ([En.] date). 10. Time in general; years and eras. 岁月，泛指时间 ([En.] years; times). 11. Items used for annual festivals. 用以指有关年节用的([En.] 物品) ([En.] for the Spring Festival). 12. A borrowed meaning for "flattery". 假借为“佞”。奸巧谄庾，花言巧语的人 ([En.] one who flatters). 13. Surname. 姓。 *Note: Some references and examples were omitted for brevity.*

老年痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng

senile dementia / Alzheimer's disease

周年 zhōu nián

anniversary / annual

同年 tóng nián

the same year

去年 qù nián

last year

壬子年 rén zi nián

Ren Zi Year

四年 sì nián

quadrennium / four years

年均 nián jūn

annual average (rate)

年轻力壮 nián qīng lì zhuàng

young and vigorous (idiom)

壮年 zhuàng nián

lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc)

多年 duō nián

many years

历年 lì nián

over the years / bygone years

十年 shí nián

decade / ten years

千年 qiān nián

millennium

几千年 jǐ qiān nián

thousands of years

半年 bàn nián

half a year

下半年 xià bàn nián

second half of the year

上半年 shàng bàn nián

first half (of a year)

一年四季 yī nián sì jì

all year round

戊寅年 wù yín nián

Wuyin Year

十年寒窗 shí nián hán chuāng

persevere ten years in one's studies in spite of hardships / ten year's study at a cold window -- a student's long years of hard study

延年益寿 yán nián yì shòu

to make life longer / to promise longevity / (this product will) extend your life

少年 shào nián

early youth / youngster / (literary) youth / young man

少年儿童 shào nián ér tóng

Children

年岁 nián suì

years of age / age

张岱年 zhāng dài nián

Zhang Dainian

年事已高 nián shì yǐ gāo

old in years

常年 cháng nián

all year round / for years on end / average year

一年 yī nián

year

每年 měi nián

every year / each year / yearly

青年 qīng nián

youth / youthful years / young person / the young

当年 dāng nián

in those days / then / in those years / during that time

年轻 nián qīng

young

年间 nián jiān

in the years of / during those years / period (of dynasty or decade)

年底 nián dǐ

the end of the year / year-end

近年来 jìn nián lái

for the past few years

年龄 nián líng

(a person's) age / CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]

幼年 yòu nián

childhood / infancy

年幼 nián yòu

young / underage

庚子年 gēng zi nián

Gengzi Year

年度 nián dù

year (e.g. school year, fiscal year) / annual

往年 wǎng nián

in former years / in previous years

很多年 hěn duō nián

many years / donkey's years / over the years

十年浩劫 shí nián hào jié

Ten years catastrophe

年初 nián chū

beginning of the year

初年 chū nián

early years

不惑之年 bù huò zhī nián

the age of 40s

戊戌年 wù xū nián

New Year's Eve

拜年 bài nián

to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year

几年 jǐ nián

a few years / several years / how many years

几十年 jǐ shí nián

several decades / several tens of years

几百年 jǐ bǎi nián

several hundred years / a few hundred years / several centuries / hundreds of years

全年 quán nián

the whole year / all year long

十八年 shí bā nián

Eighteen years

十六年 shí liù nián

Sixteen years

二十六年 èr shí liù nián

Twenty six years

早年 zǎo nián

early years / adolescence

昔年 xī nián

former years / previous years

晚年 wǎn nián

one's later years

暮年 mù nián

one's declining years / old age

垂暮之年 chuí mù zhī nián

old age

更年期 gēng nián qī

menopause / andropause

未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén

minor (i.e. person under 18)

末年 mò nián

the final years (of a regime)

年末 nián mò

end of the year

某年 mǒu nián

a particular year / a certain year

元年 yuán nián

first year of an emperor's reign

次年 cì nián

the following year / the next year

年满 nián mǎn

over

风烛残年 fēng zhú cán nián

one's late days / to have one foot in the grave

余年 yú nián

one's remaining years

十余年 shí yú nián

more than ten years / more than a decade

年代 nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period / CL:個|个[ge4]

年份 nián fen

particular year / certain year / given year

八年 bā nián

Eight years

六年 liù nián

Six years

年画 nián huà

New Year pictures

百年 bǎi nián

hundred years / century / lifetime

千百年 qiān bǎi nián

Thousands of Years（原创小说名）

数百年 shù bǎi nián

several hundred years / hundreds of years / centuries（century的复数）

享年 xiǎng nián

to live to the (ripe) age of

安享晚年 ān xiǎng wǎn nián

enjoy one's old age in peace / live happily during old age

亿年 yì nián

Billion years

今年 jīn nián

this year

十九年 shí jiǔ nián

Nineteen years

一九六二年 yī jiǔ liù èr nián

1962

二年 èr nián

Two years

二十年 èr shí nián

twenty years

十二年 shí èr nián

Twelve years

第二年 dì èr nián

the next year / the following year / the ensuing year

十五年 shí wǔ nián

fifteen years

近些年 jìn xiē nián

recent years

前些年 qián xiē nián

previous years

童年 tóng nián

childhood

竹书纪年 Zhú shū Jì nián

Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC

年糕 nián gāo

nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour

翌年 yì nián

the following year / the next year

长年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè

year in, year out (idiom) / (over) many years

年纪 nián jì

age / CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]

纪年 jì nián

to number the years / calendar era / annals / chronicle

终年 zhōng nián

entire year / throughout the year / age at death