VocabularyHSK 3 · core

nián

year

Part of speech · noun

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Examples

  1. 今年是2026年。
    It's 2026.
  2. 一年很快。
    A year goes fast.

Collocations

今年明年一年

Mnemonic

年 nián "year" — also serves as its own measure: 一年 (one year), 两年 (two years). Contrast 月 (uses 个: 一个月) and 星期 (uses 个: 一个星期). Cognate of Japanese 年 nen / toshi.

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  1. "Three years"?

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