两千年

兩千年
liǎngqiānnián
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the year 2000
  2. 2 two thousand years

Examples

Liǎngqiānnián shì xīn shìjì de kāishǐ.
The year 2000 was the beginning of the new century.
Zhōnghuá wénmíng yǒu liǎngqiānnián yǐshàng de lìshǐ.
Chinese civilization has more than two thousand years of history.

Tips

mistakes
When stating a year, Chinese usually reads digit-by-digit: 公元2000 = (èr-líng-líng-líng nián). 两千年 most often means 'two thousand years' (a duration), and only secondarily 'the year 2000' in casual reference.

Stroke Order

liǎng
qiān
nián