Word: 年 (nián)

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.

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.

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.

他被判了五年。

Tā bèi pàn le wǔ nián.

He got five 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?

元旦是一年的关键。

Yuándàn shì yì nián de guānjiàn.

New Year's Day is the key to the year.

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.

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.

她是个中年胖女人。

Tā shì gè zhōng nián pàng nǚrén.

She's a middle-aged fat woman.

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.

她现在更加年长也更加有智慧。

Tā xiànzài gèngjiā nián zhǎng yě gèngjiā yǒu zhìhuì.

She is older and wiser now.

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.

当我年长时，我渐渐变得有远见。

Dāng wǒ nián zhǎng shí, wǒ jiànjiàn biànde yǒu yuǎnjiàn.

I'm getting farsighted as I get older.

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?

林肯于1865年去世。

Línkěn yú yī bā liù wǔ nián qùshì.

Lincoln died in 1865.

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.

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.