jì nián
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  • 1

    v.number the years

    • zhōng guó rén guò qù yòng gān zhī lái jì nián

      中国人过去干支纪年

      Chinese used to designate the years by the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

  • 2

    n.annals; chronological record of events; chronicle; chronological arrangement of events, such as the Bamboo Annals

    • jì nián tǐ

      纪年

      chronological order

    • zhōng guó rén yòng shí èr shēng xiào dòng wù zuò wéi jì nián de zhōu qī xì tǒng

      中国人十二生肖动物作为纪年周期系统

      Chinese people have a kind of zodiac system based on twelve animals.