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年底

nián dǐ

end of the year

How common it is

年底 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say nián dǐ slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

年底表示一年快结束的时候。

nián dǐ biǎo shì yì nián kuài jié shù de shí hòu。

Year-end means the time when the year is about to end.

Context note

年底常出现在计划、总结和节日里。

nián dǐ cháng chū xiàn zài jì huà 、 zǒng jié hé jié rì lǐ。

Year-end often appears in planning, summaries, and festivals.

5 examples

年底很忙。
nián dǐ hěn máng。
The end of the year is busy.
年底回家。
nián dǐ huí jiā。
Go home at the end of the year.
年底见。
nián dǐ jiàn。
See you at the end of the year.
年底要总结。
nián dǐ yào zǒng jié。
We need a summary at year-end.
年底天气冷。
nián dǐ tiān qì lěng。
The weather is cold at year-end.

5 mini stories

年底的时候,大家都开始整理一年的事情。
nián dǐ de shí hòu, dà jiā dōu kāi shǐ zhěng lǐ yì nián de shì qíng。
At the end of the year, everyone starts organizing the year’s matters.
妈妈说年底要把家里打扫干净。
mā ma shuō nián dǐ yào bǎ jiā lǐ dǎ sǎo gān jìng。
Mom said we should clean the house well at year-end.
年底很忙,但也很开心。
nián dǐ hěn máng, dàn yě hěn kāi xīn。
Year-end is busy, but also happy.
老师让我们在年底前写总结。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zài nián dǐ qián xiě zǒng jié。
The teacher asked us to write a summary before year-end.
年底到了,我想回老家看看。
nián dǐ dào le, wǒ xiǎng huí lǎo jiā kàn kàn。
Year-end has come, and I want to go back to my hometown and look around.

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