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
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