turn of the year; the following year; next year
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesverb
to reach the next year; to turn of the year
Used to indicate the transition from one year to the next.
Zhuǎn转
nián年
tā他
jiù就
dà大
xué学
bì毕
yè业
le了
。
He will graduate from university when the year turns.
Zhuǎn转
nián年
zhī之
hòu后
，
gōng公
sī司
bān搬
dào到
le了
xīn新
de的
bàn办
gōng公
lóu楼
。
After the turn of the year, the company moved to a new office building.
noun
the following year (of a certain year; often used when referring to the past)
Typically used in narrative contexts referring to historical or past events.
Tā他
yī一
jiǔ九
jiǔ九
bā八
nián年
lái来
dào到
Zhōng中
guó国
，
zhuǎn转
nián年
jiù就
huí回
guó国
le了
。
He came to China in 1998, and the following year he returned to his country.
Hé合
tong同
shì是
èr二
líng〇
yī一
líng〇
nián年
qiān签
de的
，
zhuǎn转
nián年
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
zhí执
xíng行
le了
。
The contract was signed in 2010, and the following year we began implementation.
noun
next year; the coming year
Commonly used in spoken and written Chinese to refer to the upcoming year.
Zhuǎn转
nián年
nǐ你
dǎ打
suàn算
qù去
nǎ哪
lǐ里
lǚ旅
xíng行
？
Where do you plan to travel next year?
Zhuǎn转
nián年
shì是
lóng龙
nián年
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
xiǎng想
shēng生
lóng龙
bǎo宝
bao宝
。
Next year is the Year of the Dragon, and many people want to have dragon babies.