同年

tóngnián

noun HSK 7-9 #22,355

Meanings

1 the same year
2 of the same age

Characters

Examples

他们是同年出生的。

Tāmen shì tóngnián chūshēng de.

They were born in the same year.

这座桥建于同年。

Zhè zuò qiáo jiàn yú tóngnián.

This bridge was built in the same year.

Tips

usage

同年 as an adverb means in the same year (referring to a year already mentioned). As a noun it can mean someone of the same age or who passed the imperial exams the same year.

Stroke Order

同 tóng

年 nián