| 五年时间 | wu3 nian2 shi2 jian1 | five years |
| 一两年来 | yi1 liang3 nian2 lai2 | in the last 1 or 2 years |
| 不过近年来 | bu4 guo4 jin4 nian2 lai2 | however in the past few years |
| 两千多年 | liang3 qian1 duo1 nian2 | over two thousand years |
| 两年半 | liang3 nian2 ban4 | two and a half years |
| 今明两年 | jin1 ming2 liang3 nian2 | in the next two years |
| 在今后的几年内 | zai4 jin1 hou4 ji3 nian2 nei4 | in the next few years |
| 多年以前 | duo1 nian2 yi3 qian2 | many years before |
| 央视晚会 | yang1 shi4 wan3 hui4 | CCTV New Years Gala |
| 小年夜晚 | xiao3 nian2 ye4 wan3 | little New Years eve |
| 年的历史 | nian2 de5 li4 shi3 | years of history |
| 新年贺词 | xin1 nian2 he4 ci2 | New Years greeting |
| 早些年 | zao3 xie1 nian2 | early few years |