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年头

年頭
niántóu
noun #7,608

Meanings

  1. 1 years (a period of time)
  2. 2 beginning of a year
  3. 3 times; era

Examples

HSK 2
这辆车开了好几个年头了。
Zhè liàng chē kāi le hǎojǐ gè niántóu le.
This car has been driven for quite a few years.
HSK 2
他在这家公司干了十几个年头。
Tā zài zhè jiā gōngsī gàn le shíjǐ gè niántóu.
He has worked at this company for more than ten years.
HSK 3
年头不好，生意很难做。
Niántóu bùhǎo, shēngyi hěn nán zuò.
Times are tough; business is hard to do.

Tips

usage
年头 has two main uses: (1) a period of years, often with a sense of accumulation (好几个年头), and (2) the times/era (这个年头 = these days). It's more colloquial than 年份.

Stroke Order

年 nián
头 tóu