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Traditional Chinese
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
nián
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
nin4
Short definition year
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions yearCdict iconMDBG icon / annualAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: annual
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samecdic
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: year; CL:個|个[ge4]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: year; Year; annum
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: year'
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1 8 4 8
(nián) year
人们(rén men) people
(lái) next
加利福尼亚(jiā lì fú ní yà) California
淘金(táo jīn) to pan for gold

In 1848, people came to California to dig for gold.

(tā) she
(nián) year
(qīng) light
(shí) when
(hěn) quite
美丽(měi lí měi lì) beautiful

She was beautiful when she was young.

T o m
(shì) is
(èr) 2
(líng) extra
(yī) all
(líng) extra
(nián) year
五月(wǔ yuè) May
五日(wǔrì)
(chū) to publish
生的(shēngde) to look

Tom was born on May 5, 2010.

德意志联邦共和国(dé yì zhì lián bāng gòng hé guó) Federal Republic of Germany
建立(jiàn lì) to found
(yú) by
1 9 4 9
(nián) year

The Federal Republic of Germany was established in 1949.

(wǒ) I
(měi) each
(nián) year
拜访(bài fǎng) to visit
(wǒ) I
父亲(fù qīn) father
两次(liǎng cì) twice

I visit my father twice a year.

(wǒ) I
(shēng) life
(yú) by
1 9 8 8
(nián) year

I was born in 1988.

哈佛(hā fó) Harvard (University)
始建于 1 6 3 6
(nián) year

Harvard was founded in 1636.

这本书( zhè běn shū)
出版于( chū bǎn yú) to publish in
1 6 8 9
(nián) year

The book was published in 1689.

汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
已经有(yǐjǐyǒu)
许多(xǔ duō) many
(nián) year
(mò) without
弹过(tánguò)
吉他(jí tā) guitar
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

Tom hasn't played the guitar for years.

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