全年
HSK 2 (2021)
全年 (quánnián) · the whole year
全年 (quánnián) means “the whole year; all year round”. It is written with 2 characters: 全 (all) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 全年 is built
The characters
全 quán · all
What 全 is made of
- 入rù — to enter
- 玉yù — jade
Origin hint: Jade 玉 put away 入 for safe-keeping (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
年 nián · year
What 年 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里全年都很热。Zhèlǐ quánnián dōu hěn rè.It's hot here all year round.
他全年没休息过。Tā quánnián méi xiūxi guo.He didn't take a single day off all year.
Questions about 全年
What does 全年 mean?
全年 (quánnián) means “the whole year; all year round”.
How do you pronounce 全年?
全年 is pronounced quánnián.
Which HSK level is 全年?
全年 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 安全ānquánsafe
- 全部quánbùall
- 全国quánguóthe whole country
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
- 全身quánshēnthe whole body
- 全体quántǐall
- 完全wánquáncompletely
- 全场quánchǎngthe whole audience
- 全面quánmiàncomprehensive
- 全球quánqiúthe whole world
Learn 全年 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.