What does 年 (nián | nian2) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

新年快到了。
xin1 nian2 kuai4 dao4 liao3.
The new year drew closer.

一年有十二个月。
yī nián yǒu shí èr gè yuè.
A year has twelve months. | There are twelve months in a year. | One year has twelve months.

我明年想学中文。
wo3 ming2 nian2 xiang3 xue2 zhong1 wen2.
I want to learn Chinese next year.

去年下了很多雪。
qu4 nian2 xia4 liao3 hen3 duo1 xue3.
We had a lot of snow last year. | There was a lot of snow last year. | It snowed a lot last year.

去年她离开了日本。
qù nián tā lí kāi liǎo rì běn.
She was out of Japan last year. | Last year she left Japan.

我明年想出国留学。
wo3 ming2 nian2 xiang3 chu1 guo2 liu2 xue2.
I want to study abroad next year.

我在考虑明年去国外。
wo3 zai4 kao3 l锟斤拷 ming2 nian2 qu4 guo2 wai4.
I'm thinking of going abroad next year.

預期今年稻米會豐收。
yu4 qi1 jin1 nian2 dao4 mi3 hui4 feng1 shou1.
This year promises a good harvest of rice.

我去年下决心来日本。
wo3 qu4 nian2 xia4 jue2 xin1 lai2 ri4 ben3.
I decided to come to Japan last year.

我去年下决心要到日本来。
wo3 qu4 nian2 xia4 jue2 xin1 yao4 dao4 ri4 ben3 lai2.
I decided to come to Japan last year.

小明还不知道他明年去哪儿。
xiǎo míng huán bù zhī dào tā míng nián qù nǎ ér.
Little Ming still doesn't know where he's going to go next year.

到明年我们学英语就有5年了。
dao4 ming2 nian2 wo3 men2 xue2 ying1 yu3 jiu4 you3 5 nian2 liao3.
We will have learned English for five years next year.

每年有成千上万的外国人访问日本。
měi nián yǒu chéng qiān shàng wàn de wài guó rén fǎng wèn rì běn.
Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.

他还没有去过法国,他很想明年去。
tā huán méi yǒu qù guò fǎ guó, tā hěn xiǎng míng nián qù.
He still hasn't been to France; he really wants to go next year.

我将确保你们在第一年后有一个增长。
wǒ jiāng què bǎo nǐ mén zài dì yī nián hòu yǒu yī gè zēng cháng.
I'll see to it that you have a raise after the first year.

王小明还没有去过美国,他很想明年去。
wáng xiǎo míng huán méi yǒu qù guò měi guó, tā hěn xiǎng míng nián qù.
Xiaoming Wang has never been to America. He really wants to go next year.

每年世界人口都有 2% 的平均增長。
mei3 nian2 shi4 jie4 ren2 kou3 du1 you3 2% de ping2 jun1 zeng1 chang2.
Each year the world's population increases on average by two percent.

無論你多麼努力，也不可能只花一年左右就精通英文。
wu2 lun4 ni3 duo1 me nu3 li4, ye3 bu4 ke3 neng2 zhi1 hua1 yi1 nian2 zuo3 you4 jiu4 jing1 tong1 ying1 wen2.
However hard you may study, you can't master English in a year or so.

前方的道路将很漫长，我们攀登的脚步会很艰辛。我们可能无法在一年甚至一个任期内实现这些目标，但我从未像今晚这样满怀希望，我们将实现我们的目标。
qian2 fang1 de dao4 lu4 jiang1 hen3 man4 chang2, wo3 men2 pan1 deng1 de jiao3 bu4 hui4 hen3 jian1 xin1.wo3 men2 ke3 neng2 wu2 fa3 zai4 yi1 nian2 shen4 zhi4 yi1 ge4 ren4 qi1 nei4 shi2 xian4 zhe4 xie1 mu4 biao1, dan4 wo3 cong2 wei4 xiang4 jin1 wan3 zhe4 yang4 man3 huai2 xi1 wang4, wo3 men2 jiang1 shi2 xian4 wo3 men2 de mu4 biao1.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we WILL get there.

	The Chinese word
	年
	is pronounced
	nián \| nian2
	means
	year

	Examples:
	新年快到了。 xin1 nian2 kuai4 dao4 liao3. The new year drew closer.
	一年有十二个月。 yī nián yǒu shí èr gè yuè. A year has twelve months. \| There are twelve months in a year. \| One year has twelve months.
	我明年想学中文。 wo3 ming2 nian2 xiang3 xue2 zhong1 wen2. I want to learn Chinese next year.
	去年下了很多雪。 qu4 nian2 xia4 liao3 hen3 duo1 xue3. We had a lot of snow last year. \| There was a lot of snow last year. \| It snowed a lot last year.
	去年她离开了日本。 qù nián tā lí kāi liǎo rì běn. She was out of Japan last year. \| Last year she left Japan.
	我明年想出国留学。 wo3 ming2 nian2 xiang3 chu1 guo2 liu2 xue2. I want to study abroad next year.
	我在考虑明年去国外。 wo3 zai4 kao3 l锟斤拷 ming2 nian2 qu4 guo2 wai4. I'm thinking of going abroad next year.
	預期今年稻米會豐收。 yu4 qi1 jin1 nian2 dao4 mi3 hui4 feng1 shou1. This year promises a good harvest of rice.
	我去年下决心来日本。 wo3 qu4 nian2 xia4 jue2 xin1 lai2 ri4 ben3. I decided to come to Japan last year.
	我去年下决心要到日本来。 wo3 qu4 nian2 xia4 jue2 xin1 yao4 dao4 ri4 ben3 lai2. I decided to come to Japan last year.
	小明还不知道他明年去哪儿。 xiǎo míng huán bù zhī dào tā míng nián qù nǎ ér. Little Ming still doesn't know where he's going to go next year.
	到明年我们学英语就有5年了。 dao4 ming2 nian2 wo3 men2 xue2 ying1 yu3 jiu4 you3 5 nian2 liao3. We will have learned English for five years next year.
	每年有成千上万的外国人访问日本。 měi nián yǒu chéng qiān shàng wàn de wài guó rén fǎng wèn rì běn. Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.
	他还没有去过法国,他很想明年去。 tā huán méi yǒu qù guò fǎ guó, tā hěn xiǎng míng nián qù. He still hasn't been to France; he really wants to go next year.
	我将确保你们在第一年后有一个增长。 wǒ jiāng què bǎo nǐ mén zài dì yī nián hòu yǒu yī gè zēng cháng. I'll see to it that you have a raise after the first year.
	王小明还没有去过美国,他很想明年去。 wáng xiǎo míng huán méi yǒu qù guò měi guó, tā hěn xiǎng míng nián qù. Xiaoming Wang has never been to America. He really wants to go next year.
	每年世界人口都有 2% 的平均增長。 mei3 nian2 shi4 jie4 ren2 kou3 du1 you3 2% de ping2 jun1 zeng1 chang2. Each year the world's population increases on average by two percent.
	無論你多麼努力，也不可能只花一年左右就精通英文。 wu2 lun4 ni3 duo1 me nu3 li4, ye3 bu4 ke3 neng2 zhi1 hua1 yi1 nian2 zuo3 you4 jiu4 jing1 tong1 ying1 wen2. However hard you may study, you can't master English in a year or so.
	前方的道路将很漫长，我们攀登的脚步会很艰辛。我们可能无法在一年甚至一个任期内实现这些目标，但我从未像今晚这样满怀希望，我们将实现我们的目标。 qian2 fang1 de dao4 lu4 jiang1 hen3 man4 chang2, wo3 men2 pan1 deng1 de jiao3 bu4 hui4 hen3 jian1 xin1.wo3 men2 ke3 neng2 wu2 fa3 zai4 yi1 nian2 shen4 zhi4 yi1 ge4 ren4 qi1 nei4 shi2 xian4 zhe4 xie1 mu4 biao1, dan4 wo3 cong2 wei4 xiang4 jin1 wan3 zhe4 yang4 man3 huai2 xi1 wang4, wo3 men2 jiang1 shi2 xian4 wo3 men2 de mu4 biao1. The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we WILL get there.

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