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明年

míng nián · ming nian

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Meaning

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  1. next year
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Next year, for real

  1. Dengdeng

    明年(míngnián)我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)要(yào)学(xué)游泳(yóuyǒng)。

    Next year I will definitely learn to swim.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)去年(qùnián)也(yě)这样(zhèyàng)说(shuō)。

    You said that last year too.

  3. Dengdeng

    去年(qùnián)说的(shuōde)“明年(míngnián)”，就是(jiùshì)今年(jīnnián)啊(a)。

    The "next year" I talked about last year is this year!

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)今年(jīnnián)你(nǐ)学(xué)了(le)吗(ma)？

    So did you learn it this year?

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)说的(shuōde)明年(míngnián)，是(shì)真的(zhēnde)明年(míngnián)！

    No. So the next year I mean now is the real next year!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)明(míng)年(nián)春(chūn)天(tiān)就(jiù)要(yào)退(tuì)休(xiū)了(le)。

My father is retiring next spring.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

到(dào)明(míng)年(nián)四(sì)月(yuè)我(wǒ)们(men)住(zhù)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)就(jiù)满(mǎn)两(liǎng)年(nián)了(le)。

We'll have lived here for two years next April.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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明
míng

bright; opposite: dark 暗 (àn)

年
nián

year

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