两千年

兩千年
liǎngqiānnián
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Liǎngqiānnián shì xīn shìjì de kāishǐ.
The year 2000 was the beginning of the new century.
HSK 6
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 = 二零零零年. 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