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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

年头 [niántóu]
  1. 1. noun [年份] year
  2. 2. noun [多年时间] [pl] years
    他从事翻译有年头了。
    He's been doing translation for years.
  3. 3. noun [时代] [pl] times
    年头,日子不好过。
    In those days, life was hard.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

年头 [niántóu]
  1. 1. year
    他到武汉已经三个年头了。
    It's three years since he came to Wuhan.
  2. 2. years; a long time
    她干这一行有年头了。
    She has been doing this sort of work for years.
  3. 3. days; times
    年头
    in those days
  4. 4. harvest
    今年年头真好。
    This year's harvest is very good indeed.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

年头 [niántóu]
  1. 1. 名 [口] 一年的开头;年初
    年头我来过一次,你不在。

Examples

第五个年头
the fifth year
他到武汉已经三个年头了。
It's three years since he came to Wuhan. 年头
她干这一行有年头了。
She has been doing this sort of work for years. 年头
年头
in those days 年头
他从事翻译有年头了。
He's been doing translation for years. 年头
年头,日子不好过。
In those days, life was hard. 年头
年头我来过一次,你不在。 年头
他在副处长的位子上已有年头了。 位子
October 22 marks the 70th anniversary of the day the Red Army of China successfully finished the Long March.
10月22日标志着中国红军长征胜利已经走过了70个年头了。 red
That apartment was too old and it was falling to bits.
那套房子有年头了,正在慢慢坍塌。

Word Decomposition


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