Chinese word

明年

Pronunciation

Pinyinmíng nián

Meaning

  • nounnext year

Example

明年我们一起去旅行吧。míng nián wǒ men yì qǐ qù lǚ xíng ba

Let's take a trip together next year.

Illustration for 明年 (next year)

More examples

好，我们明年见。hǎo wǒ men míng nián jiàn

All right, see you next year.

Core concept

The calendar year on the page immediately after the present year.

Common phrases

  • 明年见míng nián jiàn

    see you next year

Similar words

今年jīn nián: The year that is happening now.
去年qù nián: The year immediately before the present year.
后年hòu nián: The year two years after the present year.

Definition in Chinese

指从当前年份之后的那一年，即紧接着现在的下一年。zhǐ cóng dāng qián nián fèn zhī hòu de nà yì nián jí jǐn jiē zhe xiàn zài de xià yì nián

Word origin

明年 (míngnián, "next year") combines 明 (míng, "next") with 年 (nián, "year"), using 明 in its time-related sense for the year that follows the current one.

Usage tips

  • In simple Chinese sentences, a time expression often comes before the subject, so this word can set the time frame at the very beginning of a plan.

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