末年

mònián
noun #64,968

Meanings

  1. 1 the last years (of a dynasty or reign)

Examples

HSK 3
Tā shēnghuó zài Míngcháo mònián.
He lived in the last years of the Ming dynasty.
HSK 7-9
Tángcháo mònián, gèdì nóngmín qǐyì búduàn.
In the last years of the Tang dynasty, peasant uprisings broke out across the country one after another.

Tips

mistakes
末年 does not mean 'last year', which is 去年. It follows the name of a dynasty or reign: 东汉末年 'the end of the Eastern Han'. The first years are 初年, and the span in between is 年间.

Stroke Order

末 mò
年 nián