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nián

HSK 1 · word 270 of 3,000

Meaning

Measure word

Example sentence

你成年了。

nǐ chéng nián le

You're a grown man.

The character 年

once drew a man carrying grain — the harvest, which comes round once a year. 今年, 去年 and 明年 are time words that need no preposition, and 过年 is keeping the New Year.

Words containing 年

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