end of the year; year's end
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
end of the year; year's end; year's close
informalColloquial term commonly used in northern Chinese dialects, especially Beijing dialect. Often appears with the 'er' suffix as 年根儿 (nián gēn r). Typically used in spoken contexts to refer to the period close to the Lunar New Year or the end of the calendar year.
Kuài快
dào到
nián年
gēn根
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
máng忙
zhe着
zhǔn准
bèi备
guò过
nián年
。
It's almost the end of the year, and everyone is busy preparing for the New Year.
Měi每
nián年
dào到
le了
nián年
gēn根
r儿
，
jiē街
shàng上
jiù就
jǐ挤
mǎn满
le了
mǎi买
dōng东
xi西
de的
rén人
。
Every year around the year's end, the streets are packed with people shopping.
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Nián年
gēn根
dǐ底
xià下
，
huǒ火
chē车
piào票
tè特
bié别
nán难
mǎi买
。
At the very end of the year, train tickets are especially hard to buy.