多年
HSK 4 (2021)
多年 (duōnián) · many years
多年 (duōnián) means “many years”. It is written with 2 characters: 多 (many) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 多年 is built
The characters
多 duō · many
What 多 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: Two nights 夕, suggesting many (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
我们是多年的好朋友。Wǒmen shì duōnián de hǎo péngyou.We have been good friends for many years.
他在这家公司工作多年了。Tā zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò duōnián le.He has worked at this company for many years.
Questions about 多年
What does 多年 mean?
多年 (duōnián) means “many years”.
How do you pronounce 多年?
多年 is pronounced duōnián.
Which HSK level is 多年?
多年 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 多少duōshaohow many
- 差不多chàbuduōalmost
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 多久duōjiǔhow long
- 多么duōmehow (very)
- 多数duōshùmajority
- 多云duōyúncloudy
- 好多hǎoduōa lot of
- 许多xǔduōmany
- 大多dàduōmostly
Learn 多年 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.