| 年复一年 | nian2 fu4 yi1 nian2 nian2 xia4 yi1 nian2 | over the years |
| 小年夜 | xiao3 nian2 ye4 | little New Years eve |
| 若干年内 | ruo4 gan1 nian2 nei4 | in several years |
| 足岁 | zu2 sui4 | è™šå² xu1 sui4) |
| 近些年 | jin4 xie1 nian2 | in the last few years |
| 近几年 | jin4 ji3 nian2 | in recent years |
| 这些年 | zhe4 xie1 nian2 | these few years |
| 三迭纪 | san1 die2 ji4 | also written 三疊紀三å 纪 |
| 二迭纪 | er4 die2 ji4 | also written 二疊紀二å 纪 |
| 豜 | jian1 | 3-year old pig |
| 下寒武 | xia4 han2 wu3 | lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago) |
| 二十六岁 | er4 shi2 liu4 sui4 | 26 years old |
| 五六十岁 | wu3 liu4 shi2 sui4 | in ones fifties or sixties years of age |