同年

tóngnián

noun HSK 7-9 #22,355

Meanings

1 the same year
2 of the same age

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他们是同年出生的。

Tāmen shì tóngnián chūshēng de.

They were born in the same year.

HSK 6

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