三年

sānnián

noun #91,455

Meanings

1 three years

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

我在北京住了三年。

Wǒ zài Běijīng zhù le sānnián.

I lived in Beijing for three years.

HSK 2

高中三年过得真快。

Gāozhōng sānnián guò de zhēn kuài.

The three years of high school went by so fast.

Tips

culture

Chinese high school is exactly 三年 (grades 高一/高二/高三) and ends with the 高考 college entrance exam - so 高中三年 carries strong cultural resonance as the most pressured period of a student's life.

Stroke Order

三 sān

年 nián