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nián
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  1. 1. year

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Words Containing 年

高年级生
gāo nián jí shēng

senior student

高年
gāo nián

aged

积年累月
jī nián lěi yuè

year in, year out (idiom)

旧历年
jiù lì nián

lunar New Year

前年
qián nián

the year before last

年糕
nián gāo

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

新年前夕
xīn nián qián xī

New Year's eve

青年旅舍
qīng nián lǚ shè

youth hostel

年年
nián nián

year after year; yearly; every year; annually

翌年
yì nián

the following year

年老
nián lǎo

aged

七十年代
qī shí nián dài

the seventies; the 1970s

荒年
huāng nián

year of famine

年度
nián dù

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

蛇年
shé nián

Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)

年检
nián jiǎn

annual inspection

平年
píng nián

common year

羊年
yáng nián

Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)

老年
lǎo nián

elderly

近年
jìn nián

recent year(s)

年报
nián bào

annual report

地质年表
dì zhì nián biǎo

geological time scale

一年期
yī nián qī

one year period (in a contract or budget)

回归年
huí guī nián

the solar year

生卒年
shēng zú nián

dates of birth and death (of historical figure)

山道年
shān dào nián

santonin (loanword)

五年计划
wǔ nián jì huà

Five-Year Plan

年龄
nián líng

(a person's) age

万年青
wàn nián qīng

Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)

未成年人
wèi chéng nián rén

minor (i.e. person under 18)

牛年
niú nián

Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)

小青年
xiǎo qīng nián
龙年
lóng nián

Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)

年关
nián guān

end of the year

陈年
chén nián

(of wine) aged

年俸
nián fèng

yearly salary

年初
nián chū

beginning of the year

多年生
duō nián shēng

perennial (of plants)

逐年
zhú nián

year after year

童年
tóng nián

childhood

豆寇年华
dòu kòu nián huá

used erroneously for 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood

竹书纪年
zhú shū jì nián

Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC

颐养天年
yí yǎng tiān nián

lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)

编年体
biān nián tǐ

in the style of annals

年轻化
nián qīng huà

to make more youthful

跨年
kuà nián

to step into the new year

年谊
nián yì

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

老年人
lǎo nián rén

the elderly

上半年
shàng bàn nián

first half (of a year)

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

纪年
jì nián

to number the years

战国末年
zhàn guó mò nián

late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty

几年
jǐ nián

a few years; several years

牛年马月
niú nián mǎ yuè

see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hóu nián mǎ yuè]

永年
yǒng nián

Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

少年犯
shào nián fàn

young criminal

几年来
jǐ nián lái

for the past several years

当年
dàng nián

that very same year

周年
zhōu nián

anniversary

老年性痴呆症
lǎo nián xìng chī dāi zhèng

senile dementia

全年
quán nián

the whole year

批流年
pī liú nián

to cast sb's yearly horoscope

彝族年
yí zú nián

Yi New Year

年已蹉跎
nián yǐ cuō tuó

the years have already gone by

余年
yú nián

one's remaining years

旬年
xún nián

full year

光年
guāng nián

light-year

财年
cái nián

fiscal year

历年
lì nián

calendar year

年轻有为
nián qīng yǒu wéi

young and promising

近年来
jìn nián lái

for the past few years

年下
nián xià

lunar new year

隔年皇历
gé nián huáng lì

lit. almanac from years back (idiom)

连年
lián nián

successive years

一年四季
yī nián sì jì

all year round

学年
xué nián

academic year

年寿
nián shòu

length of life

而立之年
ér lì zhī nián

the age of 30

经年累月
jīng nián lěi yuè

for years

风烛残年
fēng zhú cán nián

one's late days

比年
bǐ nián

(literary) every year; year after year

花有重开日,人无再少年
huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào nián

a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)

六十年代
liù shí nián dài

the sixties

地质年代表
dì zhì nián dài biǎo

geological time scale

万年历
wàn nián lì

perpetual calendar

花样年华
huā yàng nián huá

full bloom of youth

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

Communist Youth League of China

未成年者
wèi chéng nián zhě

minor (not an adult)

大后年
dà hòu nián

three years from now

更年期
gēng nián qī

menopause

似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá

fleeting years (idiom)

年轻人
nián qīng rén

young people

年终
nián zhōng

end of the year

享年
xiǎng nián

to live to the (ripe) age of

年事
nián shì

years of age

凶年
xiōng nián

year of famine

上了年纪
shàng le nián jì

to be getting on in years

中国青年报
zhōng guó qīng nián bào

China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net

鸡年
jī nián

Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)

中青年
zhōng qīng nián

middle-aged

年成
nián cheng

the year's harvest

年资
nián zī

age and experience

不减当年
bù jiǎn dāng nián

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

去年底
qù nián dǐ

late last year

年三十
nián sān shí

last day of the lunar year

编年史
biān nián shǐ

annals

年均日照
nián jūn rì zhào

average annual sunshine

小年人
xiǎo nián rén

young retiree

青年人
qīng nián rén

young person

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

年头
nián tóu

start of the year

年轮蛋糕
nián lún dàn gāo

baumkuchen (cake)

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

the Communist Youth League

年较差
nián jiào chā

annual range (temperature, humidity etc)

青年
qīng nián

youth

半年
bàn nián

half a year

腿玩年
tuǐ wán nián

(slang) stunning legs

年均增长率
nián jūn zēng zhǎng lǜ

annual rate of growth

百年大计
bǎi nián dà jì

a project of vital and lasting importance

年谱
nián pǔ

chronicle (of sb's life)

今年
jīn nián

this year

两千年
liǎng qiān nián

the year 2000

新年
xīn nián

New Year

终年
zhōng nián

entire year

少年宫
shào nián gōng

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

后年
hòu nián
年华
nián huá

years

听君一席话,胜读十年书
tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū

listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)

年幼
nián yòu

young

当年
dāng nián

in those days

旧年
jiù nián

last year

延年益寿
yán nián yì shòu

to make life longer

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)

壮年
zhuàng nián

lit. robust years

年青
nián qīng

youthful

百年好合
bǎi nián hǎo hé

may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)

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)

每年一度
měi nián yī dù

once a year (every year)

有年头
yǒu nián tou

for donkey's years

度日如年
dù rì rú nián

a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy

年年有余
nián nián yǒu yú

lit. (may you) have abundance year after year

猴年
hóu nián

Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)

千禧年
qiān xǐ nián

millennium

笄年
jī nián

beginning of maturity (of a girl)

青年团
qīng nián tuán

youth corps

郑人争年
zhèng rén zhēng nián

Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)

年费
nián fèi

annual fee

虎年
hǔ nián

Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)

年长
nián zhǎng

senior

年产
nián chǎn

annual production

年度报告
nián dù bào gào

annual report

未成年
wèi chéng nián

underage

年代初
nián dài chū

beginning of an age

年轻
nián qīng

young

多年来
duō nián lái

for the past many years

一年到头
yī nián dào tóu

all year round

猪年
zhū nián

Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)

年鉴
nián jiàn

annual report

恒星年
héng xīng nián

the sidereal year (astronomy)

年迈
nián mài

aged

来年
lái nián

next year

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)

拜年
bài nián

to pay a New Year call

本命年
běn mìng nián

year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]

年少
nián shào

young

大过年
dà guò nián

Chinese New Year

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.

天年
tiān nián

natural life span

幼年
yòu nián

childhood

一年半
yī nián bàn

a year and a half

积年
jī nián

for a long time

年均
nián jūn

annual average (rate)

遐年
xiá nián

a great age

躲年
duǒ nián

to dodge a creditor

农历新年
nóng lì xīn nián

Chinese New Year

中年
zhōng nián

middle age

末年
mò nián

the final years (of a regime)

初年
chū nián

early years

青少年
qīng shào nián

adolescent

长年累月
cháng nián lěi yuè

year in, year out (idiom)

同年
tóng nián

the same year

狗年
gǒu nián

Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)

少年之家
shào nián zhī jiā

children's center

青年会
qīng nián huì

YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844)

年节
nián jié

the New Year festival

年兄
nián xiōng

fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations

少年
shào nián

early youth

最年长
zuì nián zhǎng

eldest

流年
liú nián

fleeting time

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]

百年
bǎi nián

hundred years

经年
jīng nián

for years

遗臭万年
yí chòu wàn nián

to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

忘年交
wàng nián jiāo

friends despite the difference in age

年复一年
nián fù yī nián

over the years

生卒年月
shēng zú nián yuè

dates of birth and death (of historical figure)

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

年岁
nián suì

years of age

英年早逝
yīng nián zǎo shì

to die an untimely death (idiom)

驴年马月
lǘ nián mǎ yuè

see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hóu nián mǎ yuè]

百年不遇
bǎi nián bù yù

only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)

年楚河
nián chǔ hé

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

昔年
xī nián

former years

年假
nián jià

annual leave

年夜
nián yè

lunar New Year's Eve

好几年
hǎo jǐ nián

several years

嘉年华
jiā nián huá

carnival (loanword)

少年先锋队
shào nián xiān fēng duì

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

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]

年号
nián hào

reign title

团年
tuán nián

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

青壮年
qīng zhuàng nián

the prime of one's life

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)

航海年表
háng hǎi nián biǎo

nautical ephemeris

成年者
chéng nián zhě

adult

年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū

dilapidated

大前年
dà qián nián

three years ago

世纪末年
shì jì mò nián

final years of the century

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn

see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]

年来
nián lái

this past year

年味
nián wèi

Spring Festival atmosphere; festive ambiance of Chinese New Year

年限
nián xiàn

age limit

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]

近几年
jìn jǐ nián

in recent years

一年半载
yī nián bàn zǎi

about a year

逢年过节
féng nián guò jié

at the Chinese New Year or other festivities

舜日尧年
shùn rì yáo nián

sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

年级
nián jí

grade

长年
cháng nián

all the year round

老年痴呆症
lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng

senile dementia

年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng

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

下半年
xià bàn nián

second half of the year

明年
míng nián

next year

早年
zǎo nián

many years ago; in the past

万年
wàn nián

Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

年前
nián qián

by the end of the year

年表
nián biǎo

timeline

这年头
zhè nián tou

(coll.) nowadays

成年累月
chéng nián lěi yuè

year in, year out (idiom)

少年老成
shào nián lǎo chéng

accomplished though young

年龄组
nián líng zǔ

age group

整年累月
zhěng nián lěi yuè

month after month, year after year

年份
nián fèn

particular year

残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng

at the end of the year (idiom)

往年
wǎng nián

in former years

成年人
chéng nián rén

adult person

正当年
zhèng dāng nián

to be in the prime of life

丰年
fēng nián

prosperous year

台上一分钟,台下十年功
tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng

ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)

年轮
nián lún

annual ring

盛年
shèng nián

the prime of one's life

英年
yīng nián

the prime of one's life

年末
nián mò

end of the year

年尊
nián zūn

aged and respected; senior

流年不利
liú nián bù lì

the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year

年终奖
nián zhōng jiǎng

year-end bonus

年纪
nián jì

age

年中
nián zhōng

within the year

延年
yán nián

to prolong life

绮年
qǐ nián

young

年轻气盛
nián qīng qì shèng

full of youthful vigor (idiom)

年画
nián huà

New Year (Spring Festival) picture

年少无知
nián shào wú zhī

young and inexperienced; unsophisticated

年轻力壮
nián qīng lì zhuàng

young and vigorous (idiom)

闰年
rùn nián

leap year

增年
zēng nián

to lengthen life

每年
měi nián

every year

年夜饭
nián yè fàn

New Year's Eve family dinner

年龄段
nián líng duàn

age group

青年期
qīng nián qī

adolescence

贺年片
hè nián piàn

New Year's card

终年积雪
zhōng nián jī xuě

permanent snow cover

年薪
nián xīn

annual salary

常年
cháng nián

all year round

现年
xiàn nián

(a person's) current age

年友
nián yǒu

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

年代
nián dài

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

年之久
nián zhī jiǔ

period of ... years

年月
nián yuè

months and year

兔年
tù nián

Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

孤鸾年
gū luán nián

inauspicious year for marriage

都什么年代了
dōu shén me nián dài le

What decade are you living in?

年历
nián lì

calendar

青年节
qīng nián jié

Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off

办年货
bàn nián huò

to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year

百年树人
bǎi nián shù rén

It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)

人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng

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

一年多
yī nián duō

more than a year

年间
nián jiān

in the years of

年载
nián zǎi

years

一年生
yī nián shēng

annual (botany)

去年
qù nián

last year

年高德劭
nián gāo dé shào

to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)

永年县
yǒng nián xiàn

Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

新年快乐
xīn nián kuài lè

Happy New Year!

最近几年
zuì jìn jǐ nián

the last few years

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

财政年度
cái zhèng nián dù

financial year

年内
nián nèi

during the current year

年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng

young and vigorous (idiom)

大年三十
dà nián sān shí

last day of the lunar year

北京青年报
běi jīng qīng nián bào

Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949

不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián

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

马年
mǎ nián

Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)

年代学
nián dài xué

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

七年之痒
qī nián zhī yǎng

seven-year itch

成年
chéng nián

to grow to adulthood

贺年卡
hè nián kǎ

New Year greeting card

晚年
wǎn nián

one's later years

老年痴呆
lǎo nián chī dāi

senile dementia

年底
nián dǐ

the end of the year

年金
nián jīn

annuity

豆蔻年华
dòu kòu nián huá

a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood

万年县
wàn nián xiàn

Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

数年
shù nián

several years

年庚
nián gēng

date and time of a person's birth

有年
yǒu nián

for years

新年进步
xīn nián jìn bù

Happy New Year!

年尾
nián wěi

end of the year

千年
qiān nián

millennium

年会
nián huì

annual meeting

本年度
běn nián dù

this year

二年生
èr nián shēng

biennial (botany)

猴年马月
hóu nián mǎ yuè

long time off

上年
shàng nián

last year

年收入
nián shōu rù

annual income

元年
yuán nián

first year of an emperor's reign

过年
guò nián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

鼠年
shǔ nián

Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)

年度预算
nián dù yù suàn

annual budget

年息
nián xī

annual interest

年度大会
nián dù dà huì

annual meeting

中老年人
zhōng lǎo nián rén

middle-aged and elderly people

贺年
hè nián

see 賀歲|贺岁[hè suì]

多年
duō nián

many years