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去年 qùnián

去年 qùnián Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 去年 qùnián .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qùnián | qu4 nian2
English translation
last year

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Traditional form

去年 qùnián

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 去年 qùnián

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Explanation

Origin unclear. The kǒu component is variously explained as (1) an opening to a building or cave that the person is departing from, or (2) an anus, i.e. the orifice through which things leave a person.

Positional decomposition

土厶

Number of Strokes

5
Nián

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person ( jié ) harvesting grain (). The harvest season is a yearly event. The components are not obvious in the modern form.

Positional decomposition

gān

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 去年 qùnián

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běn 地区 dìqū 去年 qùnián de 降雨量 jiàng yǔ liàng 不足 bùzú 50毫米 háomǐ .

The annual rainfall in this area was less than 50 mm last year.

去年 qùnián gāi 基金会 jī jīn huì 赠款 zèng kuǎn 五百 Yuán 以上 yǐ shàng .

This foundation provided bounties of more than 5 million last year.

去年 qùnián de piān 文章 wénzhāng shǒu 提及 tí jí 这项发现 fāxiàn .

The first mention of the discovery appeared in an article last year.

而且 érqiě , zài 去年 qùnián de 经济 jīngjì 衰退 shuāituì Zhōng , Dōng 遭受 zāoshòu de 打击 dǎjī jiào qīng .

And last year's downturn was softer in the east.

gāng 产量 chǎn liàng 去年 qùnián 指标 zhǐbiāo 定为 liù dūn .

Steel production was targeted for 60,000 tons last year.

去年 qùnián Decomposition

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去年 qùnián Compounds

See all 64 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 去年 qùnián in their composition.

    • què
      • jiǎo , jiǎo
    • diū
      • gài
        • , , , , ,
      • , , , , , , , , , , , , , yàn , , , , ,
    • jié , qiè , , , , , , , qiè , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , jié , , , , ,
  • Nián
    • , ,
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