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周年

zhōu nián · zhou nian

Traditional 週年

HSK 2Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. anniversary
  2. annual
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Ten years of the teahouse

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)是(shì)茶馆(cháguǎn)的(de)周年(zhōunián)纪念日(jìniànrì)。

    Tomorrow is the teahouse anniversary.

  2. Dengdeng

    几(jǐ)周年(zhōunián)了(le)？

    Which anniversary?

  3. Liangliang

    十(shí)周年(zhōunián)。老板(lǎobǎn)请(qǐng)大家(dàjiā)喝茶(hēchá)。

    The tenth. The boss treats everyone to tea.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)要(yào)买(mǎi)礼物(lǐwù)吗(ma)？

    Should we buy a gift today?

  5. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，送礼(sònglǐ)不如(bùrú)多(duō)来(lái)坐坐(zuòzuò)。

    The boss says coming to sit more is better than giving gifts.

  6. Dengdeng

    这样(zhèyàng)的话(dehuà)，明年(míngnián)我们(wǒmen)来(lái)庆祝(qìngzhù)十一(shíyī)周年(zhōunián)。

    Then next year we will come to celebrate the eleventh anniversary.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)从(cóng)没(méi)忘(wàng)记(jì)在(zài)婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)周(zhōu)年(nián)纪(jì)念(niàn)日(rì)送(sòng)给(gěi)他(tā)妻(qī)子(zi)花(huā)。

Tom never forgets to give his wife flowers on their wedding anniversary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)年(nián)是(shì)这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)成(chéng)立(lì)二(èr)十(shí)周(zhōu)年(nián)。

This year is the twentieth anniversary of the company's founding.

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周
zhōu

week; weekly

年
nián

year

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