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Pinyin nián IPA [njɛn˧˥] Zhuyin ㄋㄧㄢˊ
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 15 freq #79

Meaning

A year. Unlike most time words it needs no measure word: 三年 is "three years", not 三个年. 今年 is "this year".

Measure Word

Examples

我和他同年。 wǒ hé tā tóng nián I'm as old as he is.
她去年出生。 tā qù nián chū shēng She was born last year.
我明年17岁。 wǒ míng nián suì I'll be seventeen next year.

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