光年

guāngnián
noun #12,300

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 light-year

Examples

Zuìjìn de héngxīng jùlí dìqiú sì guāngnián.
The nearest star is four light-years from Earth.
Tā de jìshù shuǐpíng bǐ wǒmen lǐngxiān hǎo jǐ guāngnián.
His technical level is several light-years ahead of ours.

Tips

mistakes
光年 is a unit of distance, not time — even though it contains (year). One light-year is the distance light travels in one year (about 9.46 trillion kilometers). The same misconception exists in English.

Stroke Order

guāng
nián