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  5. 今年

今年 (jīn nián): This year (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 1
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Character Breakdown

今年 consists of 2 characters.

今
jīn
now, the present time
年
nián
year

Word Info

Pinyinjīn nián
Meaningthis year
Characters2
HSK 2.0—
HSK 3.0Level 1
SyntaxNoun
Word今年
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 今年.

Words with 今
  • 今天jīn tiānHSK 1
  • 今后jīn hòuHSK 4
  • 今日jīn rìHSK 5
  • 如今rú jīnHSK 5
  • 至今zhì jīnHSK 5
  • 当今dāng jīnHSK 6
  • 迄今为止qì jīn wéi zhǐHSK 6
  • 迄今qì jīnHSK 7-9
Words with 年
  • 明年míng niánHSK 1
  • 去年qù niánHSK 2
  • 过年guò niánHSK 2
  • 前年qián niánHSK 3
  • 后年hòu niánHSK 3
  • 年级nián jíHSK 3
  • 年轻nián qīngHSK 3
  • 新年
xīn nián
HSK 3
3.

Example Sentences with 今年

jīn今
nián年
wǒ我
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
wén文
。
I am studying Chinese this year.
tā她
de的
nǚ女
ér儿
jīn今
nián年
shàng上
xiǎo小
xué学
jīn今
nián年
xià夏
tiān天
hěn很
rè热
。
This year's summer is very hot.
wǒ我
ér儿
zi子
jīn今
nián年
wǔ五
suì岁
le了
，
tā
tā他
jīn今
nián年
shí十
bā八
suì岁
le了
。
He is eighteen years old this year.
wǒ我
mèi妹
mei妹
jīn今
nián年
shàng上
xiǎo小
xué学
。
jīn今
nián年
liáng粮
shí食
shōu收
chéng成
hěn很
hǎo好
。
nín您
jīn今
nián年
duō多
dà大
suì岁
shù数
le了
？
jīn今
nián年
wǒ我
jì计
huà划
qù去
lǚ旅
xíng行
。
tā他
jīn今
nián年
zhèng正
shì式
tuì退
xiū休
le了
。
le
了
。
Her daughter started elementary school this year.
他
hěn很
xǐ喜
huān欢
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
。
My son is five years old this year, and he really enjoys going to the park to play.
My younger sister is in elementary school this year.
This year's grain harvest is very good
How old are you this year?
I plan to travel this year.
He officially retired this year.