How to say “end of the year” in Chinese
end of the year (results, bonus)
“End of the year” in Chinese is 年终, nián zhōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
年终 is read nián zhōng: 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, 纟 “thread”; on the right, 冬 “winter”.
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 “年终”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 年终. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今年的年终奖金比去年多jīnniándeniánzhōngjiǎngjīnbǐqùniánduōThis year's year-end bonus is bigger than last year's.
- 你们公司什么时候发年终奖金？nǐmengōngsīshénmeshíhoufāniánzhōngjiǎngjīnWhen does your company pay the year-end bonus?
- 他没有通过年终考核tāméiyǒutōngguòniánzhōngkǎohéHe didn't pass the year-end review.
More words from the lesson “Thirds of the month, stages, year-end”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “end of the year” in Chinese?
“End of the year” in Chinese is 年终, pinyin niánzhōng.
What does 年终 mean?
年终 (niánzhōng) means “end of the year (results, bonus)”.
How do you write 年终?
年终 is 2 characters: 年 (nián) — year; 终 (zhōng) — end; finally. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 年终?
年终 is read niánzhōng. Tones: nián — second tone, zhōng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“end of the year” in the lesson “Thirds of the month, stages, year-end”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. 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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