年底
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
年底 (niándǐ) · end of the year
年底 (niándǐ) means “end of the year”. It is written with 2 characters: 年 (year) + 底 (bottom). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 年底 is built
The characters
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)
底 dǐ · bottom
What 底 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 氐dī — the name of an ancient tribe
- 氏shì — clan
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: 广 gives the meaning, 氐 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
年底公司会很忙。Niándǐ gōngsī huì hěn máng.The company will be very busy at the end of the year.
你年底回家吗？Nǐ niándǐ huí jiā ma?Are you going home at the end of the year?
Questions about 年底
What does 年底 mean?
年底 (niándǐ) means “end of the year”.
How do you pronounce 年底?
年底 is pronounced niándǐ.
Which HSK level is 年底?
年底 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 半年bànniánhalf a year
- 今年jīnniánthis year
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 去年qùniánlast year
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 年级niánjígrade
- 年轻niánqīngyoung
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
Learn 年底 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.