来年 láinián next year
next year; the coming year
How to remember 来年: 来 come + 年 year = next year.
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How it is used
- 'The coming year, next year' - 来年再战 (láinián zài zhàn) to try again next year.
- Slightly literary/formal alternative to 明年 (míngnián).
- Common in wishes and plans looking ahead to the year to come.
Example sentences
- 他看起来年轻，但实际上他是四十多岁的人了。 Tā kànqǐlái niánqīng, dàn shíjìshàng tā shì sìshíduōsuì de rén le.He looks young, but actually he is over forty.