Chinese–EnglishWith examples

当年

dāng nián · dang nian/dàng nián · dang nian

Traditional 當年

HSK 5

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

dāng nián 當年

  1. in those days
  2. then
  3. in those years
  4. during that time

dàng nián 當年

  1. that very same year
Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

In a conversation

0:24 cartoon

No phones back then

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)爸爸(bàba)总(zǒng)说(shuō)，当年(dāngnián)他(tā)骑(qí)自行车(zìxíngchē)上班(shàngbān)。

    My dad always says he biked to work back in the day.

  2. Dengdeng

    当年(dāngnián)路上(lùshang)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)自行车(zìxíngchē)吗(ma)？

    Were there many bikes on the road back then?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，当年(dāngnián)没有(méiyǒu)地铁(dìtiě)，也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)手机(shǒujī)。

    Yes. Back then there was no subway and no phone.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)当年(dāngnián)的(de)人(rén)怎么(zěnme)约(yuē)朋友(péngyou)？

    Then how did people meet friends back then?

  5. Liangliang

    先(xiān)说好(shuōhǎo)时间(shíjiān)，不见不散(bùjiànbùsàn)。

    They agreed on a time first, then waited until they met.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)下午(xiàwǔ)三点(sāndiǎn)，不见不散(bùjiànbùsàn)，不(bù)发(fā)消息(xiāoxi)！

    Then tomorrow at three, no matter what, and no messages!

Tap a word for its meaning in this line. The characters’ voices are computer-generated.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)年(nián)我(wǒ)在(zài)学(xué)校(xiào)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)经(jīng)常(cháng)参(cān)加(jiā)英(yīng)语(yǔ)演(yǎn)讲(jiǎng)比(bǐ)赛(sài)。

I would often take part in an English speech contest in my school days.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sunnywqing · English by GiggyMantis · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)当(dāng)年(nián)就(jiù)考(kǎo)上(shàng)了(le)大(dà)学(xué)，第(dì)二(èr)年(nián)便(biàn)出(chū)国(guó)留(liú)学(xué)了(le)。

He was admitted to university that very same year, and went abroad to study the next year.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

Browse all wordsExplore words in context