去年 qùnián last year
How to remember 去年: 去 go + 年 year = last year.
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How it is used
- Last year - 去年冬天 (qùnián dōngtiān) last winter.
- Sits in the sequence 去年 last year / 今年 this year / 明年 next year.
- Here 去 means 'past/gone', not its usual 'go'.
Example sentences
- 她去年出生。 Tā qùnián chūshēng.She was born last year.
- 去年下了很多雪。 Qùnián xià le hěnduō xuě.It snowed a lot last year.
- 今年玉米种的价格比去年偏高。 Jīnnián yùmǐ zhǒng de jiàgé bǐ qùnián piān gāo.The price of corn seed this year is a bit high compared to last year.