Writing
去年 (qù nián) — how to say "last year" in Chinese
去年
Last year
noun
Character composition
去
to go, past
年
year
Radicals / Keys
厶
Private
#28 · sī · 2 strokes
干
Dry
#51 · gān · 3 strokes
Collocations
去年开始
qùnián kāishǐ
started last year
Examples
去年我去中国旅游了。
Last year I traveled to China.
去年我很忙
Last year I was very busy.
Mnemonic
[qù nián-] Qunian the cat 😺 wanted to visit last year 去年 using a magic door. She quickly painted the character 去 on the door, representing her journey to the past, and with a flick of her tail, the door creaked open to reveal the portal to 年 the previous year. Stepping through, she saw the glowing symbol 去年, confirming her trip to last year was real.
Frequently asked questions
How to say last year in Mandarin?
"last year" in Chinese is 去年 (qù nián).
去年 meaning in English
去年 (qù nián) means "Last year".
Last year in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced qù nián (written as qu nian, qunian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "last year" in Chinese characters?
It is written 去年: 去 has 5 strokes, 年 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 去年?
去年 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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