光年

guāngnián

noun #12,300

Measure Word

一个光年 gè

Meanings

1 light-year

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他的技术水平比我们领先好几光年。

Tā de jìshù shuǐpíng bǐ wǒmen lǐngxiān hǎojǐ guāngnián.

His technical level is several light-years ahead of ours.

HSK 7-9

最近的恒星距离地球四光年。

Zuìjìn de héngxīng jùlí dìqiú sì guāngnián.

The nearest star is four light-years from Earth.

Tips

mistakes

光年 is a unit of distance, not time - even though it contains 年 (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

光 guāng

年 nián