| 逢年过节 | feng2 nian2 guo4 jie2 | at the Chinese New Year or other festivities |
| 龙年 | long2 nian2 | Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc.) |
| 低年级 | di1 nian2 ji2 | |
| 少年犯 | shao4 nian2 fan4 | young criminal |
| 生年 | sheng1 nian2 | |
| 编年 | bian1 nian2 | |
| 荒年 | huang1 nian2 | |
| 一九九七年 | yi1 jiu3 jiu3 qi1 nian2 | the year 1997 |
| 九七年 | jiu3 qi1 nian2 | the year 1997 |
| 周年纪念 | zhou1 nian2 ji4 nian4 | |
| 多年以来 | duo1 nian2 yi3 lai2 | for many years in the past |
| 年代初 | nian2 dai4 chu1 | beginning of an age |
| 年寿 | nian2 shou4 | life span |