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今年
jīnnián
Main
English Definitionthis year
Simplified Script今年
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjīnnián
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gam1nin4
Part of Speech(名) noun, (时间) time word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1
Word Decomposition
jīnnow; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
niányear; (Chinese surname)

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
今天jīntiāntoday; at the present; now
今后jīnhòuhereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
今日jīnrìtoday
今晚jīnwǎntonight
今儿jīnr(coll.) today
Words With Same Tail Word    
去年qùniánlast year
明年míngniánnext year
前年qiánniánthe year before last
后年hòuniánthe year after next
新年xīnniánNew Year
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