年度
Old HSK 6
年度 (niándù) · year
年度 (niándù) means “year; annual”. It is written with 2 characters: 年 (year) + 度 (degree). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 年度 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)
度 dù · degree
What 度 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他被评为年度最佳员工。Tā bèi píng wéi niándù zuìjiā yuángōng.He was named employee of the year.
公司正在做年度计划。Gōngsī zhèngzài zuò niándù jìhuà.The company is making its annual plan.
Questions about 年度
What does 年度 mean?
年度 (niándù) means “year; annual”.
How do you pronounce 年度?
年度 is pronounced niándù.
Which HSK level is 年度?
年度 is in Old HSK 6.
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 年度 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 131: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.