Chinese word

年限

Pronunciation

Pinyinnián xiàn

Meaning

  • nounduration

Example

这个岗位的年限是三年。zhè ge gǎng wèi de nián xiàn shì sān nián

This position lasts three years.

Illustration for 年限 (duration)

More examples

合同的最高年限不得超过五年。hé tóng de zuì gāo nián xiàn bù dé chāo guò wǔ nián

The contract's maximum duration may not exceed five years.

Core concept

A time boundary expressed in years, covering both a full term and the permitted number of years.

Common phrases

  • 规定年限guī dìng nián xiàn

    prescribed duration

  • 最高年限zuì gāo nián xiàn

    maximum duration

Similar words

工龄gōng líng: The number of years that a person has been employed.
年数nián shù: A number that shows how many years a period lasts.
任期rèn qī: The fixed period for holding public office or carrying out an assigned duty.
期限qī xiàn: The final time allowed for an action or process to be completed.

Definition in Chinese

表示以年计算的时间长度或可接受的年数范围，常见于岗位要求、合同条款和资格说明中。biǎo shì yǐ nián jì suàn de shí jiān cháng dù huò kě jiē shòu de nián shù fàn wéi cháng jiàn yú gǎng wèi yāo qiú hé tóng tiáo kuǎn hé zī gé shuō míng zhōng

Word origin

年限 (niánxiàn, "year limit") puts 年 (nián, "year") together with 限 (xiàn, "limit"), turning the year into the unit for measuring a set period or allowed span.

Usage tips

  • In a notice, surrounding wording determines whether the years describe a required minimum, a maximum, or the full term, so the number alone does not settle the condition.

Other meanings

  • number of yearsnoun

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