How to say “next year” in Chinese
next year
“Next year” in Chinese is 明年, míng nián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
明年 is read míng nián: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
日 “sun” and 月 “moon”.
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 “明年”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 明年. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我妹妹明年上初中wǒmèimeimíngniánshàngchūzhōngMy little sister starts middle school next year.
- 我打算明年去中国留学。wǒdǎsuànmíngniánqùZhōngguóliúxuéI'm planning to go study in China next year.
- 他明年参加高考。tāmíngniáncānjiāgāokǎoHe's taking the gaokao next year.
- 我明年大学毕业wǒmíngniándàxuébìyèI graduate from university next year.
- 第十届运动会明年举行。dìshíjièyùndònghuìmíngniánjǔxíngThe tenth sports games will be held next year.
- 我爸爸明年退休wǒbàbamíngniántuìxiūMy dad is retiring next year.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “next year” in Chinese?
“Next year” in Chinese is 明年, pinyin míngnián.
What does 明年 mean?
明年 (míngnián) means “next year”.
How do you write 明年?
明年 is 2 characters: 明 (míng) — bright, clear; 年 (nián) — year. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 明年?
明年 is read míngnián. Tones: míng — second tone, nián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“next year” in the lesson “What's the date today?”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” 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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