岁
year; age; harvest year; time
Meanings
5 senses · 17 examplesnoun
year; calendar year
Used to refer to a full calendar year, or a specific period of a year.
Time waits for no one, we should cherish every moment.
The start of the year is the beginning of a new year, and everyone is looking forward to it.
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At the end of the year, the company will hold an annual summary meeting.
Our whole family will say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year together, spending New Year's Eve together.
In the late days of the year, the weather gradually turns cold, everyone should pay attention to keeping warm.
measure word
year (unit of age)
Used to count a person's or animal's age, often paired with a numeral.
My little nephew just turned three years old and can recite Tang poems already.
The grandma next door is already eighty-eight years old this year.
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This horse is six years old, with very good stamina and endurance.
This kitten just turned one year old, it is very lively and cute.
Grandpa is seventy years old, and he is still very healthy and strong.
noun
time (literary)
literaryUsed in classical or formal written Chinese, often in fixed idioms.
Ancient people often sighed that time waits for no one, reminding themselves to cherish their time.
In this fleeting time, we are all working hard to chase our dreams.
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The year is drawing to a close, we should hurry up to finish the work at hand.
noun
harvest year; crop yield
literaryRefers to the quality of crop harvest in a year, used in formal or written contexts.
This year has favorable weather and good harvest, every household is very happy.
Last year we suffered a severe drought, crops had a poor harvest, and people's lives were hard.
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The government has introduced multiple policies to help farmers cope with the economic pressure brought by a poor harvest year.
proper noun
surname Sui
A relatively rare Chinese family name.
Teacher Sui is the head of the Chinese teaching and research group in our school.