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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.age
她年岁不小了。
She has been old enough.
上了年岁
be advanced in age
不到年岁
has not reached the age
- 2
n.years; time
年岁久远
long years
荒旱年岁
year of famines
年岁在他的额上打下了印记。
The years have set their mark on his brow.
- 3
n.dialharvest
今年年岁不错。
We had a bumper harvest this year.
年岁不好
failure of some year's harvest
Word usage
- Reduplication"年岁" can be reduplicated, for example: "年年岁岁".
年年岁岁花相似，岁岁年年人不同。
The flowers remain the same year after year while people change year by year.