年月

niányuè
noun #27,633

Meanings

  1. 1 months and years
  2. 2 time
  3. 3 days of one's life
  4. 4 period

Examples

HSK 5
Tā zài nà duàn jiānnán de niányuè lǐ jiānchí le xiàlái.
He persevered through those difficult years.
HSK 7-9
Suìyuè rúsuō, niányuè bù ráo rén.
Time flies like a shuttle - the years spare no one.

Tips

usage
年月 is more literary than 时间 (time). It often carries a sense of passing time and lived experience, especially in reflective or nostalgic contexts. 那段年月 means 'those years/that period' in a reminiscing tone.

Stroke Order

nián
yuè