Word: 年 (nián) year

These are the example sentences using 年 in the sense year. Every sentence using 年 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 年 in this sense

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一年之中，你最喜欢哪个季节？

Yì nián zhīzhōng, nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎge jìjié?

What's your favorite season of the year?
一年有四季。

Yì nián yǒu sìjì.

There are four seasons in one year.
一年有12个月。

Yì nián yǒu shí'èr gè yuè.

A year has 12 months.
一晃三年过去了。

Yìhuǎng sān nián guòqù le.

In an instant, three years have gone by.
三年后战争开始了。

Sān nián hòu zhànzhēng kāishǐle.

The war began three years later.
书记说明年要修新路。

Shūji shuōmíng nián yào xiū xīn lù.

The Party secretary said a new road will be built next year.
五年以后，我会有自己的房子。

Wǔ nián yǐhòu, wǒ huì yǒu zìjǐ de fángzi.

In five years I will have my own house.
五年后，战争开始了。

Wǔ nián hòu, zhànzhēng kāishǐle.

War began five years later.
五年太漫长而无法等待。

Wǔ nián tài màncháng ér wúfǎ děngdài.

Five years is too long to wait.
今天是2019年的第一天。

Jīntiān shì èr líng yī jiǔ nián de dìyī tiān.

Today is the first day of 2019.
今年是二零一一年。

Jīnnián shì èr líng yìyī nián.

This year is 2011.
今年是哪一年？

Jīnnián shì nǎ yì nián?

What year is it?
他一年来东京一次。

Tā yì nián lái Dōngjīng yícì.

He comes to Tokyo once a year.
他七年前来日本。

Tā qī nián qiánlái Rìběn.

He came to Japan seven years ago.
他三年写了三本书。

Tā sān nián xiěle Sānběn shū.

He wrote three books in as many years.
他两年前来日本。

Tā liǎng nián qiánlái Rìběn.

He came to Japan two years ago.
他们一整年都必须工作。

Tāmen yì zhěng nián dōu bìxū gōngzuò.

They had to work all year round.
他们已经结婚两年了。

Tāmen yǐjīng jiéhūn liǎng nián le.

They have been married two years.
他们结婚已经四年了。

Tāmen jiéhūn yǐjīng sì nián le.

They have been married for four years.
他们说他死了两年了。

Tāmen shuō tā sǐle liǎng nián le.

They say that he has been dead for two years.
他住在松江七年了。

Tā zhù zài Sōngjiāng qī nián le.

He lived in Matsue for seven years.
他出生于1888年7月28日。

Tā chū shēngyú yī bā bā bā nián qī yuè èrshíbā rì.

He was born on July 28th, 1888.
他去世三年了。

Tā qùshì sān nián le.

He has been dead for three years.
他和同事并肩工作了二十年。

Tā hé tóngshì bìngjiān gōngzuòle èrshí nián.

He has worked alongside his colleagues for twenty years.
他在这里已经住了两年了吗？

Tā zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng zhùle liǎng nián le ma?

Has he lived here for two years?
他已经教了20年。

Tā yǐjīng jiāole èrshí nián.

He has been teaching for 20 years.
他想在中国工作两年。

Tā xiǎng zài Zhōngguó gōngzuò liǎng nián.

He wants to work in China for two years.
他是初级工程师，工作才一年。

Tā shì chūjí gōngchéngshī, gōngzuò cái yì nián.

He is a junior engineer and has only worked for a year.
他用三年时间治理好了这个县。

Tāyòng sān nián shíjiān zhìlǐ hǎole zhège xiàn.

He took three years to get this county well governed.
他的公司2005年开的。

Tā de gōngsī èr líng líng wǔ nián kāi de.

His company was set up in 2005.
他花了五年才攻克这个难关。

Tā huāle wǔ nián cái gōngkè zhège nánguān.

It took him five years to overcome this difficulty.
他被判了五年。

Tā bèi pàn le wǔ nián.

He got five years.
他连续三年都得了第一名。

Tā liánxù sān nián dōu de le dìyīmíng.

He has won first place for three consecutive years.
他10年中第一次访问他的故乡。

Tā shí nián zhōng dìyīcì fǎngwèn tā de gùxiāng.

He visited his hometown for the first time in ten years.
你哪一年从学校毕业的？

Nǐ nǎ yì nián cóng xuéxiào bìyè de?

What year did you finish from school?
你记得这是在哪一年发生的吗？

Nǐ jìde zhè shì zài nǎ yì nián fāshēng de ma?

Do you remember which year it happened?
你这些年在做什么？

Nǐ zhèxiē nián zài zuò shénme?

What have you been doing these last few years?
修这座桥耗费了三年时间。

Xiū zhè zuò qiáo hàofèile sān nián shíjiān.

Building this bridge took three years.
元旦是一年的关键。

Yuándàn shì yì nián de guānjiàn.

New Year's Day is the key to the year.
再熬一年，你就毕业了。

Zài áo yì nián, nǐ jiù bìyè le.

Hang in there one more year and you'll graduate.
冬天是一年之中最冷的季节。

Dōngtiān shì yì nián zhīzhōng zuì lěng de jìjié.

Winter is the coldest season of the year.
到明年我们学英语就有5年了。

Dào míngnián wǒmen xué Yīngyǔ jiù yǒu wǔ nián le.

We will have learned English for five years next year.
南北战争持续了四年。

Nánběi zhànzhēng chíxùle sì nián.

America's Civil War lasted four years.
哈佛大学是在一六三六年创立的。

Hāfó Dàxué shì zài yí liù sān liù nián chuànglì de.

Harvard University was founded in 1636.
哥哥当了五年兵，上个月退役了。

Gēge dāng le wǔ nián bīng, shànggeyuè tuìyìle.

My older brother served five years in the army and left the service last month.
商店答应给这台空调保修一年。

Shāngdiàn dāying gěi zhè tái kōngtiáo bǎoxiū yì nián.

The store promised to cover this air conditioner with a one-year warranty.
回顾过去一年，我很满意。

Huígù guòqù yì nián, wǒ hěn mǎnyì.

Looking back on the past year, I am very satisfied.
多少年过去了。

Duōshǎo nián guòqù le.

Years passed.
她住在那里大约5年了。

Tā zhù zài nàli dàyuē wǔ nián le.

She lived there about five years.
她和那位网友聊了三年。

Tā hé nà wèi wǎngyǒu liáole sān nián.

She has been chatting with that online friend for three years.
她在一家纺织公司做了二十年。

Tā zài yìjiā fǎngzhī gōngsī zuòle èrshí nián.

She has worked at a textile company for twenty years.
她在1996年毕业。

Tā zài yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián bìyè.

She graduated in 1996.
她在5年里写了5本小说。

Tā zài wǔ nián lǐ xiěle wǔ běn xiǎoshuō.

She wrote 5 novels in 5 years.
她已经写了三年的日记。

Tā yǐjīng xiěle sān nián de rìjì.

She has kept a diary for 3 years.
她是1996年毕业的。

Tā shì yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián bìyè de.

She graduated in 1996. ⇒ It was in 1996 that she graduated.
她负责公司年会的策划工作。

Tā fùzé gōngsī nián huì de cèhuà gōngzuò.

She is in charge of planning the company's annual party.
学生人数一年比一年增加。

Xuésheng rénshù yì nián bǐ yì nián zēngjiā.

The number of students grows year by year.
它花了我三年。

Tā huāle wǒ sān nián.

It took me three years.
希望你新工作的第一年一帆风顺。

Xīwàng nǐ xīn gōngzuò de dìyī nián yìfānfēngshùn.

I hope your first year at the new job goes smoothly.
我两年前来日本。

Wǒ liǎng nián qiánlái Rìběn.

I came to Japan two years ago.
我为他打了10年的工。

Wǒ wèi tā dǎle shí nián de gōng.

I worked for him for ten years.
我为此计划了一年多。

Wǒ wèicǐ jìhuà le yì nián duō.

I've been planning this for over a year now.
我为这家报社工作四年了。

Wǒ wèi zhè jiā bàoshè gōngzuò sì nián le.

I have been working for this newspaper for 4 years.
我买房子有两年了。

Wǒ mǎi fángzi yǒu liǎng nián le.

I bought my house two years ago.
我们一年聚一次。

Wǒmen yì nián jù yícì.

We get together once a year.
我们保证我们的产品一年。

Wǒmen bǎozhèng wǒmen de chǎnpǐn yì nián.

We guarantee our products for one year.
我们在一起生活了三年。

Wǒmen zài yìqǐ shēnghuóle sān nián.

We lived together for three years.
我们学中文已经两年了。

Wǒmen xué Zhōngwén yǐjīng liǎng nián le.

We've been studying Chinese for two years.
我们学过两年中文。

Wǒmen xué guò liǎng nián Zhōngwén.

We studied Chinese for 2 years.
我们已经结婚五年了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng jiéhūn wǔ nián le.

We've been married for five years.
我出生于1950年4月3日。

Wǒ chū shēngyú yī jiǔ wǔ líng nián sì yuè sān rì.

I was born on April 3, 1950.
我出生于1960年2月14日。

Wǒ chū shēngyú yī jiǔ liù líng nián èr yuè shísì rì.

I was born on February 14, 1960.
我出生于1980年。

Wǒ chū shēngyú yī jiǔ bā líng nián.

I was born in 1980.
我出生在1980年。

Wǒ chūshēng zài yī jiǔ bā líng nián.

I was born in 1980.
我和他有二十年的交情。

Wǒ hé tā yǒu èrshí nián de jiāoqing.

He and I have been friends for twenty years.
我和这家公司签了三年合同。

Wǒ hé zhè jiā gōngsī qiānle sān nián hétong.

This company and I have signed a contract of three years.
我在二零一三年退休了。

Wǒ zài èr líng yì sān nián tuìxiūle.

I retired in 2013.
我在加拿大生活了近五年。

Wǒ zài Jiānádà shēnghuóle jìn wǔ nián.

I have been living in Canada for almost five years.
我在波士顿住了三年。

Wǒ zài Bōshìdùn zhùle sān nián.

I lived in Boston for three years.
我在1887年8月9日结婚了。

Wǒ zài yī bā bā qī nián bā yuè jiǔ rì jiéhūnle.

On August 9th, 1887, I got married.
我在1945年出生于广岛。

Wǒ zài yī jiǔ sì wǔ nián chūshēng yú Guǎngdǎo.

I was born in Hiroshima in 1945.
我在1979年出生。

Wǒ zài yī jiǔ qī jiǔ nián chūshēng.

I was born in 1979.
我学英文已经学了三年了。

Wǒ xué Yīngwén yǐjīng xué le sān nián le.

I have been studying English for three years.
我学英语学了4年了。

Wǒ xué Yīngyǔ xué le sì nián le.

I have been studying English for four years.
我学韩文一年了。

Wǒ xué Hánwén yì nián le.

I have been studying Korean for 1 year.
我已经学习了五年的英文。

Wǒ yǐjīng xuéxíle wǔ nián de Yīngwén.

I've studied English for five years.
我已经认识她五年了。

Wǒ yǐjīng rènshi tā wǔ nián le.

I have known her for five years.
我已经退休三年了。

Wǒ yǐjīng tuìxiū sān nián le.

I've been retired for three years.
我当老师已经15年了。

Wǒ dāng lǎoshī yǐjīng shíwǔ nián le.

I have been a teacher for 15 years.
我是1968年在东京诞生的。

Wǒ shì yī jiǔ liù bā nián zài Dōngjīng dànshēng de.

I was born in Tokyo in 1968.
我有些年没见过他了。

Wǒ yǒuxiē nián méi jiànguo tā le.

I haven't seen him for years.
我毕业快两年了。

Wǒ bìyè kuài liǎng nián le.

It's been almost two years since I graduated.
我爸爸去世有10年了。

Wǒ bàba qùshì yǒu shí nián le.

My father has been dead for ten years.
我生于1988年。

Wǒ shēngyú yī jiǔ bā bā nián.

I was born in 1988.
我积攒了两年，终于买了新电脑。

Wǒ jīzǎnle liǎng nián, zhōngyú mǎile xīn diànnǎo.

I saved up for two years and finally bought a new computer.
我认识她两年了。

Wǒ rènshi tā liǎng nián le.

I have known her for two years.
我跟英语母语者学了四年英语。

Wǒ gēn Yīngyǔ mǔyǔzhě xué le sì nián Yīngyǔ.

I studied English for four years with a native speaker.
战争于1941年爆发。

Zhànzhēng yú yī jiǔ sì yī nián bàofā.

War broke out in 1941.
政府将在2015年对旅游行业加以规范。

Zhèngfǔ jiāng zài èr líng yī wǔ nián duì lǚyóu hángyè jiāyǐ guīfàn.

The government is going to apply regulations to the tourism industry in 2015.
本科要学四年，对吗？

Běnkē yào xué sì nián, duì ma?

The undergraduate course takes four years, right?