non-leap year; year of average harvest
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
non-leap year; common year
neutralIn the Gregorian calendar, a common year has 365 days. In the Chinese lunar calendar, a common year typically has 354 or 355 days.
Èr2
líng0
èr2
sān3
nián年
shì是
píng平
nián年
，
èr二
yuè月
zhǐ只
yǒu有
èr2
shí8
bā天
。
2023 was a common year, with only 28 days in February.
Nóng农
lì历
píng平
nián年
bǐ比
rùn闰
nián年
shǎo少
yī一
gè个
yuè月
。
A common year in the Chinese lunar calendar has one fewer month than a leap year.
noun
year of average harvest; mediocre crop year
neutralRefers to an agricultural year without notable abundance or shortage in crop yields. Often used in contrast to '丰年' (bumper year) or '荒年' (famine year).
Qù去
nián年
shì是
fēng丰
nián年
，
jīn今
nián年
yù预
jì计
shì是
gè个
píng平
nián年
。
Last year was a bumper year, and this year is expected to be a year of average harvest.
Duì对
yú于
nóng农
mín民
lái来
shuō说
，
píng平
nián年
bǐ比
huāng荒
nián年
hǎo好
dé得
duō多
。
For farmers, a year of average harvest is much better than a famine year.
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Yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
zhèng正
cháng常
，
jīn今
nián年
liáng粮
shi食
chǎn产
liàng量
shǔ属
yú于
píng平
nián年
shuǐ水
píng平
。
Due to normal weather, this year's grain yield is at an average level.