Word: 年 (nián)

一年有12个月。

Yì nián yǒu shí'èr gè yuè.

A year has 12 months.

三年后战争开始了。

Sān nián hòu zhànzhēng kāishǐle.

The war began three years later.

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.

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.

他的公司2005年开的。

Tā de gōngsī èr líng líng wǔ nián kāi de.

His company was set up in 2005.

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?

南北战争持续了四年。

Nánběi zhànzhēng chíxùle sì nián.

America's Civil War lasted four years.

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.

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.

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.

我当老师已经15年了。

Wǒ dāng lǎoshī yǐjīng shíwǔ nián le.

I have been a teacher for 15 years.

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.

我生于1988年。

Wǒ shēngyú yī jiǔ bā bā nián.

I was born in 1988.

我认识她两年了。

Wǒ rènshi tā liǎng nián le.

I have known her for two years.

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.

蛇年开始了。

Shé nián kāishǐle.

The year of the snake has begun.

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.

那个年经人住在一座老房子里。

Nàge nián jīng rén zhù zài yí zuò lǎo fángzi lǐ.

The young man lives in an old house.

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?

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.