明年(míng nián)

HSK 12 characters

next year

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
míng nián
Meaning
next year
HSK level
HSK 1
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Appears in lessons

明年 is taught in these textbook lessons.

Example sentences

How 明年 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 明年我回澳门。

    míng nián wǒ huí ào mén

    Next year I will return to Macao.

  • 明年回澳门。

    wǒ míng nián huí ào mén

    Next year I will return to Macao.

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