How to say “beginning of the year” in Chinese
beginning of the year
“Beginning of the year” in Chinese is 年初, nián chū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
年初 is read nián chū: 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
On the left, 衤 “clothing”; on the right, 刀 “knife”: sewing starts with cutting.
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 “年初”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 年初. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 年初我给自己定了一个目标niánchūwǒgěizìjǐdìngleyígemùbiāoAt the start of the year I set myself a goal.
More words from the lesson “Beginning, middle, stage”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “beginning of the year” in Chinese?
“Beginning of the year” in Chinese is 年初, pinyin niánchū.
What does 年初 mean?
年初 (niánchū) means “beginning of the year”.
How do you write 年初?
年初 is 2 characters: 年 (nián) — year; 初 (chū) — beginning, first. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 年初?
年初 is read niánchū. Tones: nián — second tone, chū — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“beginning of the year” in the lesson “Beginning, middle, stage”
This word is from the topic “Time: when and how long” of HSK 5. 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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