去年
qùniánTraditional: 去年
Translation
last year
Word origin
A compound of 去 (qù, to go, past, gone) and 年 (nián, year), with 去 here meaning the year that has gone by, hence last year.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 去 (qù, gone, past) + 年 (nián, year)
Stroke order
去
年
Examples
。
I went to Japan last year.
冬。
Last winter was especially cold.
毕业。
He graduated from university last year.
。
This time last year I was still in Shanghai.
。
We met last year.
去年 (qùnián) means last year, where 去 carries the sense of the year just passed. It contrasts with 今年 (jīnnián, this year) and 明年 (míngnián, next year).
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Grammar articles
(6)Mandarin Aspect Markers: 了, 在/正在, 过 - the System That Replaces Tense
The Mandarin 被 (bèi) Passive: Saying Something Was Done To the Subject
Mandarin Classifiers (Measure Words): 个, 本, 张, 只, 条, and the Rule That Every Counted Noun Needs One
Mandarin Verb Conjugation: Why It Doesn't Exist and What Replaces It
Mandarin Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2 / HSK 4-5): Complements, Conjunctions and the Full 了 System
The Mandarin 是…的 (shì...de) Construction: Highlighting When, Where, and How Something Happened
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