How to say “this year” in Chinese

今年

jīnnián

this year

noun · HSK 1 · topic “Family and people”

“This year” in Chinese is 今年, jīn nián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

今年 is read jīn nián: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

nián — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

今

jīn — present, current

年

nián — year

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “今年”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 今年. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我今年二十八岁。wǒjīnniánèrshíbāsuìI'm twenty-eight.
你今年多大nǐjīnniánduōdàHow old are you?
他儿子今年六岁tāérzijīnniánliùsuìHis son is six this year.
你哥哥今年多大？nǐgēgejīnniánduōdàHow old is your older brother?
我爷爷今年八十岁wǒyéyejīnniánbāshísuìMy grandpa is eighty this year.
你奶奶今年多大？nǐnǎinaijīnniánduōdàHow old is your grandma?

More words from the lesson “How old are you?”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “this year” in Chinese?

“This year” in Chinese is 今年, pinyin jīnnián.

What does 今年 mean?

今年 (jīnnián) means “this year”.

How do you write 今年?

今年 is 2 characters: 今 (jīn) — present, current; 年 (nián) — year. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 今年?

今年 is read jīnnián. Tones: jīn — first tone, nián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“this year” in the lesson “How old are you?”

This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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