年鉴

年鑑
niánjiàn
noun #9,504

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 yearbook; almanac; annual publication

Characters

Year + mirror/reference — a reference work reflecting the year's events.

Examples

Zhè běn niánjiàn jìlù le qùnián de zhòngyào shìjiàn.
This yearbook records the important events of last year.
Tǒngjì niánjiàn měi nián chūbǎn yī cì.
The statistical yearbook is published once a year.

Tips

usage
In China, 年鉴 most often refers to official statistical or institutional yearbooks (统计年鉴, 中国年鉴), rather than school yearbooks. School yearbooks are more commonly called 毕业纪念册 (bìyè jìniàncè).

Stroke Order

nián
jiàn