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去年
Traditional Chinese
去年
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
qù nián
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
heui3 nin4*2
Short definition last year
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions last yearCdict iconAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: last year
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: sameadso
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: samecdic
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: last year; yesteryear
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: last year'
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(wǒ) I
去年(qù nián) last year
离开了(lí kāi le) to leave
上海(shàng hǎi) Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬沪Hu4
(bìng) and
从来没有(cóng lái méi yǒu) have never before
回去(huíqù) to go back
(guò) too-

I left Shanghai last year and I've never been back.

俄罗斯(é luó sī) Russian
去年(qù nián) last year
发射(fā shè) emission
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一个(yī gè) a
卫星(wèi xīng) (space) satellite

A satellite was launched in Russia last year.

今年(jīn nián) this year
(dedì) of
时尚(shí shàng) fad
潮流(cháo liú) trend
完全不同(wán quán bù tóng) completely different
(yú) by
去年(qù nián) last year

This year's fashions are completely different from last year's.

(tā) she
去年(qù nián) last year
跟他( gēn tā)
结婚了(jié hūn le) to have married

She married him last year.

凯萨琳(kǎi sà lín) Catherine
去年(qù nián) last year
结婚(jié hūn) to marry
之前(zhī qián) ago
有人(yǒu rén) anyone
表达了(biǎo dá le) to express
担心(dān xīn) uneasy
(shuō) to scold
因为(yīn wèi) because
(tā) she
出生于( chū shēng yú) to be born in
平民(píng mín) civilian
家庭(jiā tíng) family
可能要(kěnéngyào)
(yǔ yùyù) and
(bèi) quilt
突然(tū rán) sudden
置于(zhì yú) to be located
公众(gōng zhòng) public
视野(shì yě) horizon
来的(láide)
压力(yā lì) pressure
搏斗(bó dòu) fight

Before Kate was married last year, some expressed concerns that as she was born a commoner, she would struggle with the pressure of being thrust into the public eye.

知情者(zhī qíng zhě) informed person
提到(tí dào) to refer to
去年(qù nián) last year
三月(sān yuè) March
有人(yǒu rén) anyone
(kàn) to read
女王(nv wáng) queen
(hé) with
凯萨琳(kǎi sà lín) Catherine
笑着( xiào) laughingly
聊天的( liáo tiān de) meandering
(shí) when
(hòu) season

The source made reference to Kate and the Queen being seen chatting and smiling together last March.

去年(qù nián) last year
那个(nà ge) also pr. nei4 ge5
地区(dì qū) local
遭受(zāo shòu) to sustain (loss, misfortune)
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
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年来(nián lái) this past year
最严重的(zuì yán zhòng de) most serious
干旱(gān hàn) dry

Last year the region was visited by the worst drought in 60 years.

去年(qù nián) last year
我们( men) us
学院(xué yuàn) school
(jiàn) to build
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一个(yī gè) a
新教(xīn jiào) protestant
(xué) -ology
(lóu) floor

A new classroom building was built in our institute last year.

他们(tā men) they
去年(qù nián) last year
(dào) to go
法国(fǎ guó) France
度假(dù jià) to go on vacation

They vacationed in France last year.

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