今年
jīnniánTraditional: 今年
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Translation
this year
Word origin
A compound of 今 (jīn, present, now) and 年 (nián, year), literally the present year; 年 derives from a pictograph of a person carrying grain, marking the harvest cycle.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 今 (jīn, now) + 年 (nián, year)
Stroke order
今
年
Examples
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This year's summer is especially hot.
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He is thirty years old this year.
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This year I plan to travel to Japan.
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This year's business is better than last year's.
春。
This year we are going back to our hometown for the Spring Festival.
今年 (jīn nián) means this year, the time-word counterpart of 今天 (today). It contrasts with 去年 (last year) and 明年 (next year).
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