五年

wǔnián

noun

Meanings

1 five years

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

我们结婚已经五年了。

Wǒmen jiéhūn yǐjīng wǔnián le.

We've been married for five years already.

HSK 3

这部电视剧拍了五年才完成。

Zhèbù diànshìjù pāi le wǔnián cái wánchéng.

This TV series took five years to finish.

Tips

culture

China's economic planning runs in five-year blocks called 五年规划 (Five-Year Plans), a tradition since 1953. The current 14th Five-Year Plan (十四五) runs 2021-2025 and shapes everything from tech policy to infrastructure spending.

Stroke Order

五 wǔ

年 nián