三年

sānnián

noun #91,455

Meanings

1 three years

Characters

Examples

我在北京住了三年。

Wǒ zài Běijīng zhù le sānnián.

I lived in Beijing for three years.

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