百年

bǎinián

noun #16,075

Meanings

1 hundred years; century
2 (figurative) a whole lifetime; a person's whole life

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Examples

这座建筑有百年历史了。

Zhè zuò jiànzhù yǒu bǎinián lìshǐ le.

This building has a hundred years of history.

百年大计，教育为本。

Bǎinián dàjì, jiàoyù wéi běn.

For a plan that lasts a hundred years, education is the foundation.

Tips

culture

百年好合 (bǎinián hǎohé) is a classic wedding blessing meaning 'a harmonious union lasting a hundred years.' 百年 often implies permanence or a lifetime.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

年 nián