年 (nin4) — year in Cantonese
ninˎ₄年Mandarin Pinyin: nian2
Meaning of 年
nounyear
nouna Chinese family name
nounperson's age
Example Sentences with 年
祝你新年快樂！
Wishing you a happy new year!
我今年八歲。
I'm eight this year.
耗費多年
To squander away the years.
只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
這個年頭不好。
The harvest was bad this year.
Words Containing 年
半年bun3 nin4
half a year, six months
當年dong1 nin4
the prime of life
現年jin6 nin4
current age
新年快樂san1 nin4 faai3 lok6
Happy New Year
龍年lung4 nin4
the Year of the dragon (one of the 12 year cycle of animals 十二生肖 in the Chinese calendar and zodiac)
年歲nin4 seoi3
age; years
一百五十多年jat1 baak3 ng5 sap6 do1 nin4
more than 150 years
少年節目siu3 nin4 zit3 muk6
teeny-bopper show; a programme for youths
五十年代ng5 sap6 nin4 doi6
in the 50's
中年危機zung1 nin4 ngai4 gei1
mid-life crisis
七十年代cat1 sap6 nin4 doi6
the 1970s (the '70s)
四年前sei3 nin4 cin4
four years previously
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