nián dù
year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
annual
jǐ nián
a few years
several years
how many years
nián dài
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
age
era
period
CL:個|个[ge4]
quán nián
the whole year
all year long
nián zhōng
within the year
in the middle of the year
mid-year
tù nián
Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
qīng shào nián
adolescent
youth
teenager
měi nián
every year
each year
yearly
nián líng
(a person's) age
CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
qīng nián
youth
youthful years
young person
the young
nián dǐ
the end of the year
year-end
nián lái
this past year
over the last years
nián yuè
months and year
time
days of one's life
lái nián
next year
the coming year
bǎi nián
hundred years
century
lifetime
dāng nián
in those days
then
in those years
during that time
zhuàng nián
lit. robust years
prime of life
summer
able-bodied (fit for military service)
mature (talent, garden etc)
zhú nián
year after year
with each passing year
over the years
lián nián
successive years
over many years
xiǎng nián
to live to the (ripe) age of
běn nián dù
this year
the current year
chéng nián
to grow to adulthood
fully grown
the whole year
zhōng nián
entire year
throughout the year
age at death
Yǒng nián
Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
yán nián yì shòu
to make life longer
to promise longevity
(this product will) extend your life
nián jiān
in the years of
during those years
period (of dynasty or decade)
lǎo nián
elderly
old age
autumn of one's years
nián jiàn
annual report
yearbook
almanac
fēng nián
prosperous year
year with bumper harvest
wǎng nián
in former years
in previous years
nián jīn
annuity
pension
superannuation
wàn nián lì
perpetual calendar
ten thousand year calendar
Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
mò nián
the final years (of a regime)
cháng nián
all year round
for years on end
average year
nián xiàn
age limit
fixed number of years
nián tóu
start of the year
whole year
a particular year
period
days
epoch
a year's harvest
nián fen
particular year
certain year
given year
lì nián
over the years
bygone years
jì nián
to number the years
calendar era
annals
chronicle
bài nián
to pay a New Year call
to wish sb a Happy New Year
liú nián
fleeting time
horoscope for the year
nián gāo
nian gao, New Year cake made of steamed glutinous rice
Japanese mochi
guò nián
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
nián jí
grade
year (in school, college etc)
CL:個|个[ge4]
jǐ nián lái
for the past several years
yì nián
the following year
the next year
jǐ shí nián
several tens of years
several decades
Wàn nián
Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
nián qīng huà
to make more youthful
to promote younger staff
bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop
cf. 十年樹木,百年樹人|十年树木,百年树人
lǎo nián chī dāi
senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease
zuì jìn jǐ nián
the last few years
last several years
recent years
nián yè fàn
New Year's Eve family dinner
wèi chéng nián rén
minor (i.e. person under 18)
nián sān shí
last day of the lunar year
Chinese New Year's Eve
duō nián yǐ lái
for many years (in the past)
Qīng nián Jiè
Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for youths of 14 and upwards
féng nián guò jié
at the Chinese New Year or other festivities
nián dài chū
beginning of an age
beginning of a decade
qù nián dǐ
late last year
the end of last year
Běi jīng qīng nián bào
Beijing Youth Daily, bjyouth.ynet.com
nián nián
year after year
yearly
every year
annually
niú nián
Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)
hǔ nián
Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
jiù nián
last year
the Chinese New Year (i.e. the new year in the old calendar)
yuán nián
first year of an emperor's reign
yī nián qī
one year period (in a contract or budget)
chén nián
old
stored for many years
nián hào
reign title
era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part of it)
year number (such as 2016 or 甲子)
zhū nián
Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)
nián biǎo
timeline
chronology
annals
financial year
year
sān shí nián lái
for the past thirty years
zhōng lǎo nián rén
middle-aged and elderly people
nián fù yī nián
over the years
year after year
shǔ nián
Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
Qīng nián huì
YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844)
Zhōng guó Qīng nián bào
China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net
shàng xià wǔ qiān nián
popular history of China in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹余章
mù nián
one's declining years
old age
nóng lì xīn nián
Chinese New Year
Lunar New Year
lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng
senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease
bǎi nián bù yù
only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
cái zhèng nián dù
financial year
fiscal year (e.g. from April to March, for tax purposes)
jī nián
Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
nián jiǔ shī xiū
worn down by years of non-repair
nián dù gǔ dōng dà huì
annual shareholders' meeting
Dōng Hàn mò nián
the last years of Eastern Han
the breakup of the Han dynasty around 200 AD
bǎi nián dà jì
a project of vital and lasting importance
Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn zhǔ yì Qīng nián tuán
Communist Youth League of China
China Youth League
nián fù lì qiáng
young and vigorous (idiom)
dù rì rú nián
a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
time crawls when one is wretched
nián zī
age and experience
seniority
nián dù dà huì
annual meeting
annual general meeting (AGM)
gǒu nián
Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
hè nián piàn
New Year's card
CL:張|张[zhang1]
rùn nián
leap year
(lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month
jī nián
for a long time
over many years
old
advanced in age
shào nián fàn
young criminal
juvenile delinquent
xī nián
former years
previous years
nián qīng qì shèng
full of youthful vigor (idiom)
in the prime of youth
shēng zú nián
dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
Yǒng nián xiàn
Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
nián dài xué
chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
yī jiǔ sì jiǔ nián
1949
year of the communist victory in China, the foundation of the PRC and of ROC in Taiwan
lóng nián
Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
dòu kòu nián huá
a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
a budding beauty
wàng nián jiāo
friends despite the difference in age
hóu nián
Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
yáng nián
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
yí yǎng tiān nián
to care for oneself for one's allotted life span (idiom); to retire
nián qīng lì zhuàng
young and vigorous (idiom)
yí chòu wàn nián
to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
nián gēng
date and time of a person's birth
age
mào dié zhī nián
old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
tuán nián
(of a family) to come together at lunar New Year's Eve
family reunion at New Year's
dōu shén me nián dài le
What decade are you living in?
That's so out-of-date!
Wàn nián xiàn
Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
mǎ nián
Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
liú nián bù lì
the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
biān nián tǐ
in the style of annals
chronological history, the regular form of the Chinese dynastic histories
shé nián
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
nián zǎi
a year, more or less
years
yǒu nián tou
for donkey's years
for ages
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng
The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人, classified as "novel of denunciation" 譴責小說|谴责小说
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
pī liú nián
to cast sb's yearly horoscope
shēng zú nián yuè
dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
huí guī nián
the solar year
the year defined as the period between successive equinoxes
Zhú shū Jì nián
Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
nián yǒu
friendship of people in same year
one's contemporaries
zhàn guó mò nián
late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty
nián zūn
aged and respected
senior
rén shòu nián fēng
long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
prosperity
nián xiōng
lit. older brother
fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations
nián tóu r
erhua variant of 年頭|年头[nian2 tou2]
Nián chǔ hé
Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
dà hòu nián
three years from now
year after year after next year
nián gāo dé shào
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
shì jì mò nián
final years of the century
héng xīng nián
the sidereal year (astronomy)
the year defined in terms of the fixed stars
nián yì
friendship between classmates
one's contemporaries
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
dòu kòu nián huá
used erroneously for 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
a budding beauty
dé fǎ nián jiàn
Deutsch-französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
jī nián
beginning of maturity (of a girl)
nián huà r
New Year (Spring Festival) picture
nián gōng jiā fèng
increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
zhěng nián lěi yuè
all year round
over a long period
nián yǐ cuō tuó
the years slip away
fig. the inexorable passage of time
already too old
gé nián huáng lì
lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
obsolete practice
old-fashioned principle
Shùn rì Yáo nián
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
jī zhī nián
beginning of maturity (of a girl)
Jiāng Shí nián
Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China
zhǐ bù guò jǐ nián qián
only a few years ago
just a few years ago
bù zhōng tiān nián
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
cán nián duǎn jǐng
at the end of the year (idiom)
bǐ nián
(literary) every year
year after year
in recent years
Taiwan pr. [bi4 nian2]
niú nián mǎ yuè
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
hóu nián mǎ yuè
long time off
time that will never come
bǎi nián hǎo hé
may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)
nián
grain
harvest (old)
variant of 年[nian2]
jī nián lěi yuè
year in, year out (idiom)
(over) many years
zhèng dāng nián
to be in the prime of life
běn mìng nián
year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
chéng nián lěi yuè
year in, year out (idiom)
Dé Fǎ Nián jiàn
Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)
nián huò
merchandise sold for Chinese New Year
Nián chǔ Hé
Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
jīng nián
for years
year after year
tuǐ wán nián
(slang) stunning legs
sexy legs
fēng zhú cán nián
one's late days
to have one foot in the grave
Qīng nián jié
Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for youths of 14 and upwards
qīng nián tuán
youth corps
youth wing of a political party
cháng nián lěi yuè
year in, year out (idiom)
(over) many years
Zhèng rén zhēng nián
Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)
a futile quarrel
bàn nián huò
to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year
kuà nián
to step into the new year
New Year
cái nián
fiscal year
financial year
wàn nián qīng
Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)
yīng nián zǎo shì
to die an untimely death (idiom)
to be cut off in one's prime
yīng nián
the prime of one's life
youthful years
lǘ nián mǎ yuè
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
Guó mín Nián jīn Bǎo xiǎn
(Tw) old age pension
citizens' annuity
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
Běi jīng Qīng nián Bào
Beijing Youth Daily, bjyouth.ynet.com
Gòng chǎn zhǔ yì Qīng nián tuán
the Communist Youth League
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
Èr shí Nián Mù dǔ zhī Guài Xiàn zhuàng
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]
Zhōng guó Qīng nián Bào
China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net
bù jiǎn dāng nián
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit
to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
dà nián sān shí
last day of the lunar year
Chinese New Year's Eve
nián nián yǒu yú
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year
(an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
nián shào wú zhī
young and inexperienced
unsophisticated
nián jià
annual leave
New Year holidays
cháng nián lěi yuè
variant of 長年累月|长年累月[chang2 nian2 lei3 yue4]
shào nián lǎo chéng
accomplished though young
lacking youthful vigor
Shào nián Gōng
Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
Shào nián Xiān fēng duì
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
abbr. to 少先隊|少先队
shào nián zhī jiā
children's center
children's club
xiǎo nián rén
younger old person
young retiree
gū luán nián
inauspicious year for marriage
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
dà líng qīng nián
young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
early planning is the key to success