年华

年華
niánhuá
noun #22,681

Meanings

  1. 1 years
  2. 2 time of one's life
  3. 3 the bloom of one's youth

Examples

HSK 5
Tā bǎ zuì měihǎo de niánhuá dōu xiàngěi le zhè piàn tǔdì.
He devoted the best years of his life to this land.
HSK 6
Sì shuǐ niánhuá, yī qù bù huí.
Years like flowing water - once gone, they never return.
HSK 7-9
Qīngchūn niánhuá zhuǎnshùn-jíshì, yào hǎohǎo zhēnxī.
The years of youth pass in the blink of an eye - cherish them well.

Tips

register
年华 is literary and carries a nostalgic, poetic quality. It is much more evocative than plain (year) or 时间 (time). Often paired with 青春 (youth): 青春年华. Common in song lyrics, poetry, and literary prose.
memory
can mean brilliance, splendor, or the prime of life. 年华 = the splendor of years - life at its most vivid.

Stroke Order

nián
huá