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年限
年限
(nián xiàn): Time limit / Term (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
年 • nián • year • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
nián
年
year
限 • xiàn • boundary, limit, restriction • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
xiàn
限
boundary, limit, restriction
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 年限.
Words with
年
今年
jīn nián
this year
明年
míng nián
next year
去年
qù nián
last year
过年
guò nián
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
前年
qián nián
the year before last
后年
hòu nián
the year after next
年级
nián jí
(school) year/grade
年轻
nián qīng
young
Words with
限
无限
wú xiàn
unlimited
有限
yǒu xiàn
limited
限制
xiàn zhì
to restrict
局限
jú xiàn
limit; confine; localisation
期限
qī xiàn
time limit; allotted time; deadline
极限
jí xiàn
limit; the maximum; the ultimate
界限
jiè xiàn
dividing line; limits; bounds
限于
xiàn yú
to be limited to
4.
How to Use 年限 in Sentences
Verb + Noun
with
使用
shǐ
使
yòng
用
nián
年
xiàn
限
neutral
service life
Verb + Object
yán
延
cháng
长
nián
年
xiàn
限
Adjective + Noun
with
规定
guī
规
dìng
定
nián
年
xiàn
限
Noun + Noun
with
工作
gōng
工
zuò
作
nián
年
xiàn
限
5.
Example Sentences with 年限
zhè
这
xiàng
项
zhèng
政
cè
策
de
的
yōu
优
huì
formal
extend the time limit
dá
达
dào
到
nián
年
xiàn
限
formal
reach the time limit
formal
stipulated time limit
formal
years of service
惠
nián
年
xiàn
限
shì
是
fǒu
否
hái
还
néng
能
yán
延
cháng
长
？
Can the preferential term of this policy still be extended?
gōng
公
sī
司
bìng
并
wèi
未
duì
对
guǎn
管
lǐ
理
gǎng
岗
wèi
位
shè
设
dìng
定
gù
固
dìng
定
de
的
rèn
任
zhí
职
nián
年
xiàn
限
。
The company has not set a fixed term of office for management positions.
zhè
这
fèn
份
gōng
工
zuò
作
de
的
hé
合
tóng
同
nián
年
xiàn
限
wèi
为
sān
三
nián
年
。
The contract term for this job is three years.
jiàn
鉴
yú
于
qí
其
zhuó
卓
yuè
越
gòng
贡
xiàn
献
，
dǒng
董
shì
事
huì
会
jué
决
dìng
定
huō
豁
miǎn
免
tā
他
de
的
fú
服
wù
务
nián
年
xiàn
限
yāo
要
qiú
求
。
In view of his outstanding contributions, the board decided to waive his service term requirement.
dài
贷
kuǎn
款
nián
年
xiàn
限
hé
和
lì
利
lǜ
率
shì
是
gòu
购
fáng
房
zhě
者
bì
必
xū
须
quán
权
héng
衡
de
的
liǎng
两
gè
个
guān
关
jiàn
键
yīn
因
sù
素
。
The loan term and interest rate are two key factors that homebuyers must weigh.
