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.

一年有春，夏，秋，冬。

Yì nián yǒu chūn, xià, qiū, dōng.

A year has spring, summer, autumn and winter.

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.

一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草绳

yìzhāo bèi shé yǎo, sān nián pà cǎo shéng

bitten by a snake once, for three years afraid of a straw rope

三年不上门,当亲也不亲

sān nián bú shàngmén,dāng qīn yě bù qīn

three years without visiting, even relatives are no longer close

三年不漱口,一张臭嘴

sān nián bú shùkǒu,yì zhāng chòu zuǐ

three years without rinsing the mouth: a stinking mouth

三年后战争开始了。

Sān nián hòu zhànzhēng kāishǐle.

The war began three years later.

不怕年灾，就怕连灾

búpà nián zāi, jiù pà lián zāi

don't fear a year of disaster, fear disasters in a row

两人相识三年后结了婚。

Liǎng rén xiāngshí sān nián hòu jié le hūn.

The two married three years after they met.

两国是哪一年建交的？

Liǎng guó shì nǎ yì nián jiànjiāo de?

In what year did the two countries establish diplomatic relations?

中医有几千年的历史。

Zhōngyī yǒu jǐqiān nián de lìshǐ.

Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of several thousand years.

中国是哪一年成为共和的？

Zhōngguó shì nǎ yì nián chéngwéi gònghé de?

In what year did China become a republic?

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.

五四运动发生在哪一年？

Wǔsìyùndòng fāshēng zài nǎ yì nián?

In which year did the May Fourth Movement take place?

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.

人口已经连续五年负增长。

Rénkǒu yǐjīng liánxù wǔ nián fùzēngzhǎng.

The population has had negative growth for five years in a row.

人口连续三年负增长。

Rénkǒu liánxù sān nián fùzēngzhǎng.

The population has shrunk for three years in a row.

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 sān běn 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.

他住了三十年，可谓老北京了。

Tā zhùle sānshí nián, kěwèi lǎo Běijīng le.

He has lived here thirty years, so you could call him a real old Beijinger.

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.

他在一线工作了二十年。

Tā zài yíxiàn gōngzuòle èrshí nián.

He has worked on the front line for twenty years.

他在制造业工作了二十年。

Tā zài zhìzàoyè gōngzuòle èrshí nián.

He has worked in manufacturing for twenty years.

他在国外逃亡了十几年。

Tā zài guówài táowángle shíjǐ nián.

He lived in exile abroad for more than ten years.

他在大学里学过两年葡萄牙语。

Tā zài dàxué lǐ xué guò liǎng nián Pútáoyáyǔ.

He studied Portuguese at university for two years.

他在海外工作了五年。

Tā zài hǎiwài gōngzuòle wǔ nián.

He worked overseas for five 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?

他大学毕业后，做了一年背包客。

Tā dàxué bìyè hòu, zuòle yì nián bēibāokè.

After graduating from university, he spent a year as a backpacker.

他学了三年才学会把脉。

Tā xué le sān nián cái xuéhuì bǎmài.

It took him three years to learn how to feel the pulse.

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.

他研究理学已经二十年了。

Tā yánjiū lǐxué yǐjīng èrshí nián le.

He has been studying Neo-Confucianism for twenty years.

他花了五年写这本专著。

Tā huāle wǔ nián xiě zhè běn zhuānzhù.

He spent five years writing this monograph.

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.

他被判两年，缓刑三年。

Tā bèi pàn liǎng nián, huǎnxíng sān nián.

He was sentenced to two years, suspended for three years.

他被判了五年。

Tā bèi pàn le wǔ nián.

He got five years.

他跟着师父学了三年武术。

Tā gēnzhe shīfu xué le sān nián wǔshù.

He studied martial arts under his master for three years.

他连续三年都得了第一名。

Tā liánxù sān nián dōu dé le dìyīmíng.

He has won first place for three consecutive years.

他退役三年后决定复出。

Tā tuìyì sān nián hòu juédìng fùchū.

He decided to come out of retirement after three 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.

传说这位仙人活了几千年。

Chuánshuō zhèwèi xiānrén huóle jǐqiān nián.

Legend says this immortal lived for thousands of 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?

你的工龄有多少年了？

Nǐ de gōnglíng yǒu duōshǎo nián le?

How many years of service do you have now?

你知道周朝有多少年吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhōucháo yǒu duōshǎo nián ma?

Do you know how many years the Zhou dynasty lasted?

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?

修这座桥历时两年。

Xiū zhè zuò qiáo lìshí liǎng nián.

Building this bridge took two 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.

公司同意和我续约两年。

Gōngsī tóngyì hé wǒ xùyuē liǎng nián.

The company agreed to renew my contract for two years.

养老保险你交了多少年？

Yǎnglǎobǎoxiǎn nǐ jiāole duōshǎo nián?

How many years have you paid into your pension insurance?

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.

坐了三年，他终于顿悟了。

Zuòle sān nián, tā zhōngyú dùnwùle.

After sitting for three years, he finally had his moment of realization.

多少年过去了。

Duōshǎo nián guòqù le.

Years passed.

大暑是一年中最热的节气之一。

Dàshǔ shì yì nián zhōng zuì rè de jiéqi zhīyī.

Major Heat is one of the hottest solar terms of the year.

太平年月寿星多

tàipíng nián yue shòuxīng duō

in peaceful years there are many long-lived elders

奥运会每四年举行一次。

Àoyùnhuì měi sì nián jǔxíng yícì.

The Olympic Games are held every four years.

她住在那里大约5年了。

Tā zhù zài nàli dàyuē wǔ nián le.

She lived there about five years.

她做猎头已经五年了。

Tā zuò liètóu yǐjīng wǔ nián le.

She has been a headhunter for 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.

她在国外攻金融三年了。

Tā zài guówài gōng jīnróng sān nián le.

She has been studying finance abroad 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.

她打算出国深造两年。

Tā dǎsuàn chūguó shēnzào liǎng nián.

She plans to go abroad for two years of further study.

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.

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.

学校免了她一年的学费。

Xuéxiào miǎnle tā yì nián de xuéfèi.

The school waived a year of tuition for her.

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.

宇航技术这些年进步很快。

Yǔháng jìshù zhèxiē nián jìnbù hěn kuài.

Space flight technology has progressed quickly in recent years.