Word: 年 (nián)

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.

那一年，他爷爷被征去当兵了。

Nà yì nián, tā yéye bèi zhēng qù dāngbīng le.

That year, his grandfather was drafted into the army.

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.

那几家老店这两年相继关门了。

Nà jǐ jiā lǎo diàn zhè liǎng nián xiāngjì guānmén le.

Those old shops closed one after another over the past two years.

那幅画有多少年了？

Nà fú huà yǒu duōshǎo nián le?

How old is that painting?

那年冬，北京下了很大的雪。

Nà nián dōng, Běijīng xià le hěn dà de xuě.

That winter, it snowed heavily in Beijing.

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.

隔年的皇历，翻不得

gé nián de huángli, fān bùdé

last year's almanac: can't be consulted

隔年的衣裳隔夜饭

gé nián de yīshang géyè fàn

last year's clothes, yesterday's meal

非等一年不可。

Fēi děng yì nián bùkě.

It's necessary to wait one year.

鸦片战争是哪一年开始的？

Yāpiànzhànzhēng shì nǎ yì nián kāishǐ de?

In what year did the Opium War begin?

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.