year, harvest, age
Animated Stroke Order 年
Stroke Order Diagrams 年
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HSK Vocabulary: 年
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 年 is used in context
1
tā他
de的
nián年
líng龄
shì是
èr二
shí十
wǔ五
suì岁
。
His age is twenty-five years old.
2
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
yì一
qǐ起
guò过
nián年
。
Our whole family celebrates the New Year together.
3
xīn新
nián年
kuài快
lè乐
，
wàn万
shì事
rú如
yì意
！
Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true!
4
qù去
nián年
wǒ我
qù去
le了
běi北
jīng京
。
I went to Beijing last year.
5
qù去
nián年
xià夏
tiān天
，
wǒ我
men们
yī一
jiā家
rén人
qù去
hǎi海
biān边
dù度
jià假
le了
。
Last summer, our family went on vacation to the seaside.
6
qù去
nián年
tā他
yīn因
wèi为
gōng工
zuò作
diào调
dòng动
bān搬
dào到
le了
shàng上
hǎi海
，
xiàn现
zài在
hái还
zài在
shì适
yìng应
nà那
lǐ里
de的
shēng生
huó活
jié节
zòu奏
。
Last year, he moved to Shanghai due to a job transfer and is still adjusting to the pace of life there.
7
wǒ我
shàng上
yì一
nián年
jí级
。
I am in first grade.
8
tā她
bǐ比
wǒ我
gāo高
yí一
gè个
nián年
jí级
。
She is one grade above me.
9
zhè这
ge个
nián年
jí级
de的
xué学
shēng生
dōu都
hěn很
nǔ努
lì力
。
The students in this grade are all very hardworking.
10
tā她
hěn很
nián年
qīng轻
。
She is very young.
Information
Traditional年
Radical干
Strokes6
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#120
Zhuyinㄋㄧㄢˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+5E74
CangjieOQ
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality