明年
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
明年 (míngnián) · next year
明年 (míngnián) means “next year”. It is written with 2 characters: 明 (bright) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 明年 is built
The characters
明 míng · bright
What 明 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月 (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
我明年去中国。Wǒ míngnián qù Zhōngguó.I'm going to China next year.
你明年还在这儿工作吗？Nǐ míngnián hái zài zhèr gōngzuò ma?Will you still work here next year?
Questions about 明年
What does 明年 mean?
明年 (míngnián) means “next year”.
How do you pronounce 明年?
明年 is pronounced míngnián.
Which HSK level is 明年?
明年 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 明白míngbaito understand
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 明星míngxīngstar
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
- 表明biǎomíngto show
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 光明guāngmíngbright
- 明确míngquèclear
- 明显míngxiǎnobvious
- 声明shēngmíngstatement
Learn 明年 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.