年鉴

年鑑

niánjiàn

noun #9,504

Measure Word

一本年鉴 běn

Meanings

1 yearbook; almanac; annual publication

Characters

mirror; to inspect; reference

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

Examples

这本年鉴记录了去年的重要事件。

Zhè běn niánjiàn jìlù le qùnián de zhòngyào shìjiàn.

This yearbook records the important events of last year.

统计年鉴每年出版一次。

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

年 nián

鉴 jiàn