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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林肯于1865年去世。

Línkěn yú yī bā liù wǔ nián qùshì.

Lincoln died in 1865.
没人知道她这些年的艰辛。

Méi rén zhīdào tā zhèxiē nián de jiānxīn.

No one knows the hardships she has been through these years.
瑞雪预示着来年丰收。

Ruìxuě yùshìzhe lái nián fēngshōu.

A timely snowfall foretells a good harvest next year.
祝各位来年好运，学习事业成功。

Zhù gèwèi lái nián hǎoyùn, xuéxí shìyè chénggōng.

I wish everyone luck in the coming year, as well as success in their work and studies.
祝大家新的一年心想事成！

Zhù dàjiā xīn de yì nián xīnxiǎngshìchéng!

Wishing everyone that all their wishes come true in the new year!
祝愿你新的一年身体健康！

Zhùyuàn nǐ xīn de yì nián shēntǐ jiànkāng!

I wish you good health in the new year!
练了三年，她终于夺冠。

Liànle sān nián, tā zhōngyú duóguàn.

After three years of training, she finally won the championship.
苏联在一九九一年解体。

Sūlián zài yì jiǔjiǔ yì nián jiětǐ.

The Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991.
蛇年开始了。

Shé nián kāishǐle.

The year of the snake has begun.
过完年，工厂就开工了。

Guò wán nián, gōngchǎng jiù kāigōngle.

After the New Year, the factory resumes operation.
这一年他在学习上有很大的进步。

Zhè yì nián tā zài xuéxí shàng yǒu hěn dà de jìnbù.

This year, he improved greatly on the education front.
这一年我下了决心写日记。

Zhè yì nián wǒ xià le juéxīn xiě rìjì.

I resolved to keep a diary this year.
这些年空气质量恶化了。

Zhèxiē nián kōngqì zhìliàng èhuàle.

Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.
这件事前后花了三年。

Zhè jiàn shì qiánhòu huāle sān nián.

This whole thing took three years from start to finish.
这场战争结束于1945年。

Zhè chǎng zhànzhēng jiéshù yú yī jiǔ sì wǔ nián.

The war ended in 1945.
这家公司是2018年建立的。

Zhè jiā gōngsī shì èr líng yī bā nián jiànlì de.

The company was founded in 2018.
这年对他来说是幸运的一年。

Zhè nián duì tā lái shuō shì xìngyùn de yì nián.

This year has been a lucky one for him.
这所学校建于1650年。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào jiàn yú yī liù wǔ líng nián.

The school was established in 1650.
这所学校是1970年建成的。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào shì yī jiǔ qī líng nián jiànchéng de.

This school was founded in 1970.
这本书出版于1689年。

Zhè běn shū chūbǎn yú yī liù bā jiǔ nián.

The book was published in 1689.
这本护照的有用期限为五年。

Zhè běn hùzhào de yǒuyòng qīxiàn wèi wǔ nián.

This passport is valid for five years.
这树年年都结上好的桃儿。

Zhè shù nián nián dōu jié shàng hǎo de táo ér.

This tree bears good peaches every year.
这片古城遗址已经有三千年了。

Zhè piàn gǔchéng yízhǐ yǐjīng yǒu sānqiān nián le.

These ancient city ruins are already three thousand years old.
这辆车是二零二零年出厂的。

Zhè liàng chē shì èr líng èr líng nián chūchǎng de.

This car was manufactured in the year 2020.
这部纪录片拍了整整三年。

Zhè bù jìlùpiàn pāile zhěngzhěng sān nián.

This documentary took a full three years to film.
这首歌伴随我度过了大学四年。

Zhè shǒu gē bànsuí wǒ dùguòle dàxué sì nián.

This song accompanied me through my four years of university.
那些房子有500年了。

Nèixiē fángzi yǒu wǔbǎi nián le.

Those houses are 500 years old.
那幅画有多少年了？

Nà fú huà yǒu duōshǎo nián le?

How old is that painting?
钟声宣告新的一年到来了。

Zhōngshēng xuāngào xīn de yì nián dàolái le.

The sound of the bell proclaimed the arrival of the new year.
非等一年不可。

Fēi děng yì nián bùkě.

It's necessary to wait one year.
龙年结束了。

Lóng nián jiéshùle.

The year of the dragon has ended.
2001年是21世纪的开始。

Èr líng líng yī nián shì èrshíyí shìjì de kāishǐ.

2001 is the year when the 21st century begins.
2014年要到来了。

Èr líng yī sì nián yào dàolái le.

The year 2014 has arrived.