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年头

nián tóu · nian tou

Traditional 年頭

Meaning

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  1. start of the year
  2. whole year
  3. a particular year
  4. period
  5. days
  6. epoch
  7. a year's harvest
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The old teahouse

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)家(jiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)开(kāi)了(le)三十(sānshí)个(gè)年头(niántóu)了(le)。

    This teahouse has been open for thirty years.

  2. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，三十(sānshí)年(nián)了(le)！这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)也(yě)是(shì)老(lǎo)的(de)吧(ba)？

    Wow, thirty years! This table is old too, right?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)桌子(zhuōzi)的(de)年头(niántóu)比(bǐ)他(tā)还(hái)长(cháng)。

    Yes, the owner says the table is older than he is.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)它(tā)一定(yīdìng)听过(tīngguò)很多(hěnduō)故事(gùshi)。

    Then it must have heard many stories.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)到此一游(dàocǐyīyóu)。

    Look, someone wrote 'was here' on the table.

  6. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，这个(zhège)字(zì)的(de)年头(niántóu)也(yě)不(bù)短(duǎn)了(le)！

    Haha, this writing has some years on it too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

婚(hūn)姻(yīn)走(zǒu)过(guò)十(shí)个(gè)年(nián)头(tóu)一(yí)切(qiè)只(zhǐ)是(shì)例(lì)行(xíng)公(gōng)事(shì)。

Ten years after the wedding, everything is just routine.

Tatoeba: Chinese by murr · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)年(nián)头(tou)找(zhǎo)工(gōng)作(zuò)真(zhēn)不(bù)容(róng)易(yì)。

These days it's really not easy to find a job.

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