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年
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Definitions
- 1. year
Example Sentences
1 shown他媽媽看起來比實際 年 齡 年 輕。
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Words Containing 年
senior student
aged
year in, year out (idiom)
lunar New Year
the year before last
nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour
New Year's eve
youth hostel
year after year; yearly; every year; annually
the following year
aged
the seventies; the 1970s
year of famine
year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
annual inspection
common year
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
elderly
recent year(s)
annual report
geological time scale
one year period (in a contract or budget)
the solar year
dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
santonin (loanword)
Five-Year Plan
(a person's) age
Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)
minor (i.e. person under 18)
Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)
Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
end of the year
(of wine) aged
yearly salary
beginning of the year
perennial (of plants)
year after year
childhood
used erroneously for 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
in the style of annals
to make more youthful
to step into the new year
camaraderie between persons who have gone through some experience in the same year
the elderly
first half (of a year)
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
to number the years
late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty
a few years; several years
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hóu nián mǎ yuè]
Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei
young criminal
for the past several years
that very same year
anniversary
senile dementia
the whole year
to cast sb's yearly horoscope
Yi New Year
the years have already gone by
one's remaining years
full year
light-year
fiscal year
calendar year
young and promising
for the past few years
lunar new year
lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
successive years
all year round
academic year
length of life
the age of 30
for years
one's late days
(literary) every year; year after year
a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)
the sixties
geological time scale
perpetual calendar
full bloom of youth
Communist Youth League of China
minor (not an adult)
three years from now
menopause
fleeting years (idiom)
young people
end of the year
to live to the (ripe) age of
years of age
year of famine
to be getting on in years
China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net
Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
middle-aged
the year's harvest
age and experience
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit
late last year
last day of the lunar year
annals
average annual sunshine
young retiree
young person
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
start of the year
baumkuchen (cake)
the Communist Youth League
annual range (temperature, humidity etc)
youth
half a year
(slang) stunning legs
annual rate of growth
a project of vital and lasting importance
chronicle (of sb's life)
this year
the year 2000
New Year
entire year
Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
years
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
young
in those days
last year
to make life longer
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
lit. robust years
youthful
may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)
the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)
once a year (every year)
for donkey's years
a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year
Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
millennium
beginning of maturity (of a girl)
youth corps
Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)
annual fee
Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
senior
annual production
annual report
underage
beginning of an age
young
for the past many years
all year round
Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)
annual report
the sidereal year (astronomy)
aged
next year
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
to pay a New Year call
year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]
young
Chinese New Year
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.
natural life span
childhood
a year and a half
for a long time
annual average (rate)
a great age
to dodge a creditor
Chinese New Year
middle age
the final years (of a regime)
early years
adolescent
year in, year out (idiom)
the same year
Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
children's center
YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844)
the New Year festival
fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations
early youth
eldest
fleeting time
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]
hundred years
for years
to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
friends despite the difference in age
over the years
dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
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
years of age
to die an untimely death (idiom)
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hóu nián mǎ yuè]
only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
former years
annual leave
lunar New Year's Eve
several years
carnival (loanword)
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[cáo yú zhāng]
reign title
(of a family) to come together at lunar New Year's Eve
the prime of one's life
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
nautical ephemeris
adult
dilapidated
three years ago
final years of the century
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
this past year
Spring Festival atmosphere; festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
age limit
see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xí fù ào chéng pó]
in recent years
about a year
at the Chinese New Year or other festivities
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
grade
all the year round
senile dementia
increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
second half of the year
next year
many years ago; in the past
Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
by the end of the year
timeline
(coll.) nowadays
year in, year out (idiom)
accomplished though young
age group
month after month, year after year
particular year
at the end of the year (idiom)
in former years
adult person
to be in the prime of life
prosperous year
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
annual ring
the prime of one's life
the prime of one's life
end of the year
aged and respected; senior
the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
year-end bonus
age
within the year
to prolong life
young
full of youthful vigor (idiom)
New Year (Spring Festival) picture
young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
young and vigorous (idiom)
leap year
to lengthen life
every year
New Year's Eve family dinner
age group
adolescence
New Year's card
permanent snow cover
annual salary
all year round
(a person's) current age
member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
period of ... years
months and year
Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
inauspicious year for marriage
What decade are you living in?
calendar
Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off
to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
more than a year
in the years of
years
annual (botany)
last year
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei
Happy New Year!
the last few years
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
financial year
during the current year
young and vigorous (idiom)
last day of the lunar year
Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
seven-year itch
to grow to adulthood
New Year greeting card
one's later years
senile dementia
the end of the year
annuity
a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
several years
date and time of a person's birth
for years
Happy New Year!
end of the year
millennium
annual meeting
this year
biennial (botany)
long time off
last year
annual income
first year of an emperor's reign
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
annual budget
annual interest
annual meeting
middle-aged and elderly people
see 賀歲|贺岁[hè suì]
many years