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明年
míngnián
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English Definitionnext year
Simplified Script明年
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinmíngnián
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ming4nin4
Part of Speech(名) noun, (时间) time word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=2
Word Decomposition
明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods; Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); (Chinese surname); Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God
年niányear; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
明天míngtiāntomorrow
明显míngxiǎnclear; distinct; obvious
明星míngxīngstar; celebrity
明确míngquèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
明明míngmíngobviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely
Words With Same Tail Word    
今年jīnniánthis year
去年qùniánlast year
前年qiánniánthe year before last
后年hòuniánthe year after next
新年xīnniánNew Year
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