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年轮 (nián lún): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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年轮

年轮 (nián lún): Annual ring (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

年轮 consists of 2 characters.

wheel, circle, or to take turns

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Word Info

Pinyinnián lún

Meaningannual ring

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word年轮

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3.

How to Use 年轮 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith圈

yī一

quān圈

nián年

lún轮

neutral

one ring

Adjective + Nounwith清晰

qīng清

xī晰

de的

nián年

lún轮

Verb + Objectwith数

shǔ数

nián年

lún轮

neutral

count tree rings

Noun + Modifierwith树木

shù树

mù木

de的

nián年

lún轮

4.

Example Sentences with 年轮

zhè这

kē棵

shù树

yǒu有

nián年

lún轮

。

neutral

clear tree rings

neutral

tree rings

This tree has growth rings.

zhè这

kē棵

gǔ古

shù树

de的

nián年

lún轮

qīng清

xī晰

kě可

jiàn见

，

fǎng仿

fú佛

sù诉

shuō说

zhe着

bǎi百

nián年

cāng沧

sāng桑

。

The annual rings of this ancient tree are clearly visible, as if telling a century of vicissitudes.

nǐ你

néng能

cóng从

zhè这

kuài块

mù木

bǎn板

de的

nián年

lún轮

kàn看

chū出

tā它

lái来

zì自

shén什

me么

shù树

zhǒng种

ma吗

？

Can you tell from the annual rings on this wooden board what tree species it comes from?

tōng通

guò过

nián年

lún轮

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

zhī知

dào道

shù树

de的

nián年

líng龄

。

Through growth rings, we can tell the age of a tree.

zhè这

kuài块

mù木

liào料

méi没

yǒu有

míng明

xiǎn显

de的

nián年

lún轮

，

kě可

néng能

jīng经

guò过

le了

tè特

shū殊

chǔ处

lǐ理

。

This piece of timber has no obvious annual rings, possibly due to special processing.

nián年

lún轮

de的

shū疏

mì密

bù不

jǐn仅

zhǐ指

shì示

nián年

líng龄

，

gèng更

jiē揭

shì示

le了

dāng当

nián年

de的

qì气

hòu候

tiáo条

jiàn件

。

The density of annual rings not only indicates age but also reveals the climatic conditions of that year.

nián年

lún轮

bù不

jǐn仅

jì记

lù录

shù树

de的

nián年

líng龄

，

hái还

fǎn反

yìng映

qì气

hòu候

de的

biàn变

huà化

。

Growth rings not only record the age of a tree but also reflect changes in climate.

kàn看

zhè这

xiē些

nián年

lún轮

，

wǒ我

cāi猜

zhè这

kē棵

shù树

zhì至

shǎo少

huó活

le了

wǔ五

shí十

nián年

。

Looking at these annual rings, I guess this tree has lived for at least fifty years.

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轮廓lún kuòHSK 6
轮椅lún yǐHSK 6
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