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nin4
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[1] [n] year [2] [n] person's age [3] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 6
Level: 1
Radical: 干 (#51)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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少年
siu3 nin4 = youngster
新年快樂
san1 nin4 faai3 lok6 = Happy New Year
今年
gam1 nin4 = this year
去年
heoi3 nin4*2 = last year 國
明年
ming4 nin4 = next year
半年
bun3 nin4 = half a year, six months
青少年
cing1 siu3 nin4 = teenager
年少
nin4 siu3 = youth, young
十年
sap6 nin4 = decade
成年人
sing4 nin4 jan4 = adultSee all 283 compounds (CantoDict reports 300 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 30 examples containing 年
佢哋嘅分別只有半年。 粵
There's only half a year's difference between them. [Lit. Their difference only have half year]
婆婆，你今年貴庚呀? 粵
Po Po (an elderly woman), how old are you? [Scenario: A person is talking to an elderly woman. ]
今年學費貴過舊年 粵
This year's tuition fees are more than last year's. [Lit. This year study fee expensive-surpass last year.]
我每一年染兩次髮 粵
I dye my hair twice a year. [Lit. I each one year dye two times hair. Note how the verb and object are split up by the frequency phrase.]
佢喺多倫多住咗十年喇。 粵
He has lived in Toronto for ten years. [喇 means "by now" in the sentence, indicating sth in the present. Cutting off 喇, the sentence would mean "He lived in Toronto for ten years", indicating sth of the past.]
年卅呀晚呢度人山人海直情水泄不通 粵
On the 30th night, this place will be completely filled with people, impossible to move.
呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀 粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.
方丈已經圓寂五年 ?!
The abbot has passed away for five years [Sample sentence now uses 方丈 (abbot, head monk) as the subject of the sentence. But the audio still uses 道師 (Taoist priest) which appeared in the older version. As 圓寂 (in the middle of the sentence) is a Buddhist term, I think 方丈 is corre]
豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。 國
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。 粵
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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