Word: 年 (nián)

家母年近六十，身体很好。

Jiāmǔ nián jìn liùshí, shēntǐ hěn hǎo.

My mother is nearly sixty and is in good health.

小年那天家家都拜灶神。

Xiǎo nián nàtiān jiājiā dōu bài zàoshén.

On Little New Year, every household worships the Kitchen God.

工龄越长，年假越多。

Gōnglíng yuè cháng, nián jià yuè duō.

The longer your length of service, the more annual leave you get.

市长的任期是五年。

Shìzhǎng de rènqī shì wǔ nián.

The mayor's term of office is five 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.

年年有储存，荒年不慌人

nián nián yǒu chǔcún, huāngnián bù huāng rén

store up every year, and a famine year won't panic you

年年防歉，夜夜防贼

nián nián fáng qiàn, yèyè fángzéi

guard against a poor harvest every year, guard against thieves every night

建这座桥耗费了三年时间。

Jiàn zhè zuò qiáo hàofèile sān nián shíjiān.

Building this bridge took three years.

当家三年狗也嫌

dāngjiā sān nián gǒu yě xián

run the household three years and even the dog dislikes you

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.

忙了一年，到头来一场空。

Mángle yì nián, dàotóulái yìchángkōng.

After a whole year of hard work, it all came to nothing in the end.

忙了一年，终于可以收割了。

Mángle yì nián, zhōngyú kěyǐ shōugēle.

After a year of hard work, we can finally reap the harvest.

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.

我国的义务教育一共有九年。

Wǒguó de yìwùjiàoyù yígòng yǒu jiǔ nián.

Compulsory education in our country lasts nine 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.

我父母已经分居两年了。

Wǒ fùmǔ yǐjīng fēnjū liǎng nián le.

My parents have been separated for two years now.

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.

我舅舅在政府机关工作了二十年。

Wǒ jiùjiu zài zhèngfǔ jīguān gōngzuòle èrshí nián.

My uncle has worked in a government agency for twenty years.

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.

斩草不除根，来年依旧生

zhǎn cǎo bù chúgēn, lái nián yījiù shēng

cut grass without pulling its roots and it grows again next year

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.

桃三杏四梨五年，枣子当年便还钱

táo sān xìng sì lí wǔ nián, zǎozi dāngnián biàn huán qián

peach three, apricot four, pear five years; the jujube pays back the same year

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.

法官当场判了他三年。

Fǎguān dāngchǎng pàn le tā sān nián.

The judge sentenced him to three years on the spot.

父亲去世后，他守孝三年。

Fùqīn qùshì hòu, tā shǒuxiào sān nián.

After his father died, he observed three years of mourning.

物业费一年交一次。

Wùyèfèi yì nián jiāo yícì.

The property management fee is paid once a year.

王小二过年，一年不如一年

wángxiǎo'èrguònián, yì nián bùrú yì nián

Wang Xiao'er celebrates New Year: each year worse than the last

瑞雪预示着来年丰收。

Ruìxuě yùshìzhe lái nián fēngshōu.

A timely snowfall foretells a good harvest next year.

生气催人老，笑笑变年少

shēngqì cuī rén lǎo, xiàoxiào biàn nián shào

anger hurries a person to old age; laughing makes one young

甲午战争是哪一年开始的？

Jiǎwǔzhànzhēng shì nǎ yì nián kāishǐ de?

Which year did the First Sino-Japanese War begin?

真是光阴似箭，一年又过去了！

Zhēnshi guāngyīnsìjiàn, yì nián yòu guòqù le!

Time really flies, another year has gone by!

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!

禹花了十三年治水。

Yǔ huāle shísān nián zhìshuǐ.

Yu spent thirteen years controlling the floods.

科举在一九零五年废除。

Kējǔ zài yìjiǔ líng wǔ nián fèichú.

The imperial examination system was abolished in 1905.

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.

老板问我愿不愿意续约两年。

Lǎobǎn wèn wǒ yuàn bú yuànyì xùyuē liǎng nián.

The boss asked whether I would be willing to renew for two years.

苏联在一九九一年解体。

Sūlián zài yì jiǔjiǔ yì nián jiětǐ.

The Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991.

董事长在会上说明年要开新店。

Dǒngshìzhǎng zài huìshàng shuōmíng nián yào kāi Xīndiàn.

At the meeting, the chairman said new stores would open next year.

蛇年开始了。

Shé nián kāishǐle.

The year of the snake has begun.

观音菩萨，年年十八

guānyīnpúsà, nián nián shíbā

Guanyin Bodhisattva: eighteen every year

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.

这名官员获有期徒刑五年。

Zhè míng guānyuán huò yǒuqītúxíng wǔ nián.

The official received a fixed prison term of five years.

这场战争结束于1945年。

Zhè chǎng zhànzhēng jiéshù yú yī jiǔ sì wǔ nián.

The war ended in 1945.

这场诉讼拖了整整两年。

Zhè chǎng sùsòng tuōle zhěngzhěng liǎng nián.

This lawsuit dragged on for two whole years.

这块化石有多少年了？

Zhèkuài huàshí yǒu duōshǎo nián le?

How many years old is this fossil?

这套二手房已经住了二十年了。

Zhè tào èrshǒufáng yǐjīng zhùle èrshí nián le.

This second-hand home has been lived in for twenty years.

这套房子的产权年限是七十年。

Zhè tào fángzi de chǎnquán niánxiàn shì qīshí nián.

The property right on this apartment lasts seventy years.

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 jiē 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.