Chinese dictionary
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measure wordyear
一年有365天。
There are 365 days in a year.
我才来中国不到一年。
I've just been in China for less than one year.
我们已经结婚14年了。
We have been married for 14 years.
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n.Chinese New Year
后天就要过年了。
The day after tomorrow is the Chinese New Year.
我们家有个传统,全家要聚在一起过年。
There's a tradition in our family that we have a party on New Year's Day.
中国人庆祝农历年。
Chinese celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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n.age
我的爷爷年过六十了。
The age of my grandpa is over 60.
小明和老李是一对忘年交。
Xiao Ming and Lao Li are old friends.
健康的生活可以延年益寿。
A healthy life can prolong your age.
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n.harvest
丰年
rich harvest
荒年
famine
年成
harvest of the year
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n.annual; yearly
年会
annual meeting
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n.one of the periods of life; a period in one's life
老年
old age
童年
childhood
幼年
infancy
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n.period in history
近年来
in recent years
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n.relationship between candidates who passed the same imperial examinations in ancient China
同年
fellow Imperial examinee
年谊
friendship between successful candidates of imperial exams
Words and phrases with 年
- 年产[word]annual production; have an annual production of
- 年轻人[word]the young
- 年头[word]beginning of the year
- 年少[word]young; young man
- 年产量[word]annual output
- 年夜饭[word]family reunion dinner on the lunar New Year's Eve
- 年来[word]in recent years
- 年报[word]annals; annual report
- 年底[word]end of the year
- 年逾古稀[idiom]advanced in age
- 年轻力壮[idiom]young and vigorous/strong
- 年轻有为[idiom]young and promising
- 年年岁岁[idiom]every year
- 年轻气盛[idiom]be young and aggressive
- 年老体弱[idiom]be advanced in age and poor in health
- 年久失修[idiom]worn down by the years without repair
- 年复一年[idiom]year after year
- 年事已高[idiom]be at an advanced age