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年鉴

nián jiàn · nian jian

Traditional 年鑑

Meaning

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  1. annual report
  2. yearbook
  3. almanac
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The wrong year

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)要(yào)写(xiě)报告(bàogào)，得(děi)查(chá)去年(qùnián)的(de)数字(shùzì)。

    Liangliang, I am writing a report and need to look up last year's numbers.

  2. Liangliang

    去(qù)图书馆(túshūguǎn)借(jiè)本(běn)年鉴(niánjiàn)吧(ba)，年鉴(niánjiàn)里(lǐ)什么(shénme)数字(shùzì)都(dōu)有(yǒu)。

    Go borrow a yearbook from the library. A yearbook has every kind of number.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)借到(jièdào)了(le)！这本(zhèběn)年鉴(niánjiàn)真(zhēn)厚(hòu)。

    I got one! This yearbook is so thick.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)哪一年(nǎyīnián)的(de)年鉴(niánjiàn)？

    Which year is this yearbook from?

  5. Dengdeng

    二零一零年(èrlíngyīlíngnián)的(de)。

    From 2010.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)要(yào)查(chá)去年(qùnián)的(de)数字(shùzì)啊(a)！

    But you need last year's numbers!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)在(zài)年(nián)鉴(jiàn)中(zhōng)找(zhǎo)到(dào)月(yuè)相(xiàng)的(de)资(zī)讯(xùn)。

In an almanac you can find information about the phases of the moon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)本(běn)年(nián)鉴(jiàn)记(jì)录(lù)了(le)去(qù)年(nián)的(de)重(zhòng)要(yào)事(shì)件(jiàn)。

This yearbook records the important events of last year.

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