来年 (lái nián) means “next year” | MotiTan Chinese Dictionary

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大会定于来年五月在北京举办。dà huì dìng yú lái nián wǔ yuè zài běi jīng jǔ bàn

The conference is scheduled to be held in Beijing in May next year.

A forward point in the calendar: the year immediately after the one in progress.

明年míng nián: The everyday term for the year immediately after the current year.

表示从现在算起的下一年，即紧接当前年之后的一年。biǎo shì cóng xiàn zài suàn qǐ de xià yì nián jí jǐn jiē dāng qián nián zhī hòu de yì nián

The word 来年 (láinián, "next year") is formed from 来 (lái, "come") and 年 (nián, "year"), giving the image of the year that comes next.

A time expression such as 来年 (láinián, "next year") often appears near the start of a Chinese sentence, making the time frame clear before the main action is stated.