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  *年* | 年* | *年
year / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
middle age
HSK 2
early youth / youngster / (literary) youth; young man
HSK 2
New Year / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
last year
HSK 1
half a year
HSK 1
next year
HSK 1
the year before last
HSK 2
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
HSK 2
the whole year / all year long
HSK 2
adolescent / youth / teenager
HSK 2
this year
HSK 1
academic year
HSK 4
youth / youthful years / young person / the young
HSK 2
many years / for many years / longstanding
HSK 4
the year after next
HSK 3
elderly / old age / autumn of one's years
HSK 2
in former years; in previous years
HSK 6
childhood
HSK 4
anniversary / annual
HSK 2
next year / the coming year
HSK 7-9
all year round / for years on end / average year
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *年* | 年* | *年
surname Nian
young / youthful
to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year
HSK 7-9
to grow to adulthood / fully grown; adult / the whole year
HSK 7-9
year after year; yearly; every year; annually
millennium
middle and old age
the age of 30
last year
light-year
beginning of maturity (of a girl)
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章
(a person's) current age
the same year
HSK 7-9
the year 2000 / 2000 years
first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period
Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
fleeting time / horoscope for the year
to live to the (ripe) age of
several years / many years
many years ago; in the past / in one's early years
HSK 7-9
every year / each year / yearly
year after year / with each passing year / over the years
HSK 7-9
second half of the year
young person / youngster
the last few years / last several years / recent years
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
in those days; back then; in those years / to be in the prime of life
HSK 5
one's later years
HSK 7-9
several years
three years ago
(of a family) to come together at lunar New Year's Eve / family reunion at New Year's
prosperous year / year with bumper harvest
the first year of a millennium (esp. the year 2000)
underage
a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy / time crawls when one is wretched
fiscal year; financial year
over the years / bygone years
year of famine
first half (of a year)
the prime of one's life
a few years; several years / how many years?
hundred years / century / lifetime
educated youth; young intellectual / (historical) urban youth with formal education who were sent to rural areas for re-education and labor during the Cultural Revolution (1960s–70s)
year of famine
Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year
in recent years
one's late days / to have one foot in the grave
one's remaining years
all the year round
early years
santonin (loanword)
the prime of one's life / youthful years
successive years / over many years
(idiom) over the years; year after year
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
childhood / infancy
to prolong life
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
for a long time / over many years / old / advanced in age
the following year; next year
the prime of one's life
one's declining years; one's old age
calendar year
natural life span
Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
(idiom) 60 years old
(idiom) 60 years old
middle-aged
Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
(slang) stunning legs / sexy legs
Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc)
young person who pursues multiple careers simultaneously; a young slashie
Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)

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