nián

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  1. 1. year

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Words Containing 年

一年到头
yī nián dào tóu

all year round

中年
zhōng nián

middle age

今年
jīn nián

this year

来年
lái nián

next year

全年
quán nián

the whole year

前年
qián nián

the year before last

半年
bàn nián

half a year

去年
qù nián

last year

同年
tóng nián

the same year

嘉年华
jiā nián huá

carnival (loanword)

多年
duō nián

many years

多年来
duō nián lái

for the past many years

学年
xué nián

academic year

少年
shào nián

early youth

常年
cháng nián

all year round

年代
nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

年初
nián chū

beginning of the year

年前
nián qián

by the end of the year

年夜饭
nián yè fàn

New Year's Eve family dinner

年底
nián dǐ

the end of the year

年度
nián dù

year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)

年画
nián huà

New Year (Spring Festival) picture

年纪
nián jì

age

年级
nián jí

grade

年终
nián zhōng

end of the year

年薪
nián xīn

annual salary

年轻
nián qīng

young

年迈
nián mài

aged

年限
nián xiàn

age limit

年龄
nián líng

(a person's) age

往年
wǎng nián

in former years

后年
hòu nián
成年
chéng nián

to grow to adulthood

拜年
bài nián

to pay a New Year call

新年
xīn nián

New Year

早年
zǎo nián

many years ago; in the past

明年
míng nián

next year

晚年
wǎn nián

one's later years

未成年人
wèi chéng nián rén

minor (i.e. person under 18)

当年
dāng nián

in those days

当年
dàng nián

that very same year

童年
tóng nián

childhood

终年
zhōng nián

entire year

老年
lǎo nián

elderly

近年来
jìn nián lái

for the past few years

逐年
zhú nián

year after year

连年
lián nián

successive years

周年
zhōu nián

anniversary

过年
guò nián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

青少年
qīng shào nián

adolescent

青年
qīng nián

youth

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn

the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)

一年多
yī nián duō

more than a year

一年四季
yī nián sì jì

all year round

一年半载
yī nián bàn zǎi

about a year

一年生
yī nián shēng

annual (botany)

一年期
yī nián qī

one year period (in a contract or budget)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng

bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

一年半
yī nián bàn

a year and a half

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

七十年代
qī shí nián dài

the seventies; the 1970s

七年之痒
qī nián zhī yǎng

seven-year itch

三十年河东,三十年河西
sān shí nián hé dōng , sān shí nián hé xī

the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)

上下五千年
shàng xià wǔ qiān nián

Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[cáo yú zhāng]

上半年
shàng bàn nián

first half (of a year)

上了年纪
shàng le nián jì

to be getting on in years

上年
shàng nián

last year

下半年
xià bàn nián

second half of the year

不减当年
bù jiǎn dāng nián

(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit

不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián

to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)

世纪末年
shì jì mò nián

final years of the century

中国共产主义青年团
zhōng guó gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán

Communist Youth League of China

中国青年报
zhōng guó qīng nián bào

China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net

中老年人
zhōng lǎo nián rén

middle-aged and elderly people

中青年
zhōng qīng nián

middle-aged

二十年目睹之怪现状
èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng

The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[wú jiǎn rén]

二年生
èr nián shēng

biennial (botany)

五年计划
wǔ nián jì huà

Five-Year Plan

享年
xiǎng nián

to live to the (ripe) age of

人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng

long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society

似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá

fleeting years (idiom)

元年
yuán nián

first year of an emperor's reign

光年
guāng nián

light-year

兔年
tù nián

Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

两千年
liǎng qiān nián

the year 2000

六十年代
liù shí nián dài

the sixties

共产主义青年团
gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán

the Communist Youth League

凶年
xiōng nián

year of famine

初年
chū nián

early years

北京青年报
běi jīng qīng nián bào

Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949

十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

千年
qiān nián

millennium

千禧年
qiān xǐ nián

millennium

去年底
qù nián dǐ

late last year

君子报仇,十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn

lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)

回归年
huí guī nián

the solar year

团年
tuán nián

(of a family) to come together at lunar New Year's Eve

地质年代表
dì zhì nián dài biǎo

geological time scale

地质年表
dì zhì nián biǎo

geological time scale

增年
zēng nián

to lengthen life

壮年
zhuàng nián

lit. robust years

多年媳妇熬成婆
duō nián xí fù áo chéng pó

see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xí fù ào chéng pó]

多年生
duō nián shēng

perennial (of plants)

大前年
dà qián nián

three years ago

大年三十
dà nián sān shí

last day of the lunar year

大后年
dà hòu nián

three years from now

大过年
dà guò nián

Chinese New Year

天年
tiān nián

natural life span

好几年
hǎo jǐ nián

several years

好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng

a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

姜石年
jiāng shí nián

Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[shéng nóng] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[yán dì] and creator of agriculture in China

孤鸾年
gū luán nián

inauspicious year for marriage

小年人
xiǎo nián rén

young retiree

小青年
xiǎo qīng nián
少年之家
shào nián zhī jiā

children's center

少年先锋队
shào nián xiān fēng duì

Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)

少年宫
shào nián gōng

Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities

少年犯
shào nián fàn

young criminal

少年老成
shào nián lǎo chéng

accomplished though young

山道年
shān dào nián

santonin (loanword)

平年
píng nián

common year

年三十
nián sān shí

last day of the lunar year

年下
nián xià

lunar new year

年中
nián zhōng

within the year

年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū

dilapidated

年之久
nián zhī jiǔ

period of ... years

年事
nián shì

years of age

年代初
nián dài chū

beginning of an age

年代学
nián dài xué

chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)

年份
nián fèn

particular year

年来
nián lái

this past year

年俸
nián fèng

yearly salary

年假
nián jià

annual leave

年兄
nián xiōng

fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations

年内
nián nèi

during the current year

年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng

increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)

年友
nián yǒu

member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year

年味
nián wèi

Spring Festival atmosphere; festive ambiance of Chinese New Year

年均
nián jūn

annual average (rate)

年均增长率
nián jūn zēng zhǎng lǜ

annual rate of growth

年均日照
nián jūn rì zhào

average annual sunshine

年报
nián bào

annual report

年寿
nián shòu

length of life

年夜
nián yè

lunar New Year's Eve

年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng

young and vigorous (idiom)

年尊
nián zūn

aged and respected; senior

年少
nián shào

young

年少无知
nián shào wú zhī

young and inexperienced; unsophisticated

年尾
nián wěi

end of the year

年已蹉跎
nián yǐ cuō tuó

the years have already gone by

年年
nián nián

year after year; yearly; every year; annually

年年有余
nián nián yǒu yú

lit. (may you) have abundance year after year

年幼
nián yòu

young

年庚
nián gēng

date and time of a person's birth

年度报告
nián dù bào gào

annual report

年度大会
nián dù dà huì

annual meeting

年度预算
nián dù yù suàn

annual budget

年复一年
nián fù yī nián

over the years

年息
nián xī

annual interest

年成
nián cheng

the year's harvest

年收入
nián shōu rù

annual income

年历
nián lì

calendar

年会
nián huì

annual meeting

年月
nián yuè

months and year

年末
nián mò

end of the year

年楚河
nián chǔ hé

Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo

年检
nián jiǎn

annual inspection

年岁
nián suì

years of age

年产
nián chǎn

annual production

年节
nián jié

the New Year festival

年糕
nián gāo

nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour

年终奖
nián zhōng jiǎng

year-end bonus

年老
nián lǎo

aged

年华
nián huá

years

年号
nián hào

reign title

年表
nián biǎo

timeline

年谊
nián yì

camaraderie between persons who have gone through some experience in the same year

年谱
nián pǔ

chronicle (of sb's life)

年费
nián fèi

annual fee

年资
nián zī

age and experience

年较差
nián jiào chā

annual range (temperature, humidity etc)

年载
nián zǎi

years

年轻人
nián qīng rén

young people

年轻力壮
nián qīng lì zhuàng

young and vigorous (idiom)

年轻化
nián qīng huà

to make more youthful

年轻有为
nián qīng yǒu wéi

young and promising

年轻气盛
nián qīng qì shèng

full of youthful vigor (idiom)

年轮
nián lún

annual ring

年轮蛋糕
nián lún dàn gāo

baumkuchen (cake)

年金
nián jīn

annuity

年鉴
nián jiàn

annual report

年长
nián zhǎng

senior

年间
nián jiān

in the years of

年关
nián guān

end of the year

年青
nián qīng

youthful

年头
nián tóu

start of the year

年高德劭
nián gāo dé shào

to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)

年龄段
nián líng duàn

age group

年龄组
nián líng zǔ

age group

幼年
yòu nián

childhood