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去年 (qù nián): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 2

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去年 (qù nián): Last year (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

去年 consists of 2 characters.

Word Info

Pinyinqù nián

Meaninglast year

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0Level 1

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3.

How to Use 去年 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 去年 with other words naturally.

Noun + Modifierwith事

qù去

nián年

de的

shì事

neutral

last year's matter

Noun + Nounwith夏天

qù去

nián年

xià夏

tiān天

Preposition + Nounwith到

dào到

qù去

nián年

wéi为

zhǐ止

Subject + Verbwith毕业

qù去

nián年

bì毕

yè业

4.

Example Sentences with 去年

wǒ我

qù去

nián年

zài在

Běi北

jīng京

xué学

xí

neutral

last summer

neutral

up until last year

neutral

graduate last year

习

。

I studied in Beijing last year.

qù去

nián年

wǒ我

qù去

le了

běi北

jīng京

。

I went to Beijing last year.

tā他

qù去

nián年

mǎi买

le了

yí一

liàng辆

xīn新

chē车

。

He bought a new car last year.

qù去

nián年

wǒ我

xué学

huì会

le了

yóu游

yǒng泳

。

I learned how to swim last year.

qù去

nián年

de的

xiāo销

shòu售

é额

zēng增

zhǎng长

le了

bǎi百

fēn分

zhī之

shí十

。

Sales increased by ten percent last year.

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.

nǐ你

qù去

nián年

qù去

guò过

rì日

běn本

ma吗

？

Did you go to Japan last year?

qù去

nián年

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

huí回

guó国

。

He did not return to his home country last year.

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.

qù去

nián年

dōng冬

tiān天

hěn很

lěng冷

，

dàn但

jīn今

nián年

hěn很

nuǎn暖

huo和

。

Last winter was very cold, but this year is very warm.

HSK 2 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 去年.

好吃hǎo chīdelicious
第一dì yīfirstly
教室jiào shìclassroom
牛奶niú nǎimilk
意思yì simeaning
服务员fú wù yuánwaiter/waitress; attendant
鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg
生病shēng bìngill; sick; unwell
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of
姐姐jiě jieelder sister
起床qǐ chuángget up (out of bed)
手机shǒu jīmobile phone

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Words with 去

上去shàng quHSK 2
下去xià quHSK 2
出去chū quHSK 2
回去huí quHSK 2
进去jìn quHSK 2
过去guò quHSK 3

去世

qù shì

HSK 5

失去shī qùHSK 5

Words with 年

今年jīn niánHSK 1
明年míng niánHSK 1
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 niánHSK 3