Meaning of 年底
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- end of the year
How to use 年底
年底 is a time word for the last weeks of the year, often December. It usually comes before the verb or at the start of the sentence. Example: 我们年底去北京。 (Wǒmen niándǐ qù Běijīng.) We are going to Beijing at the end of the year.
年 (nián) means year and 底 (dǐ) means bottom. 年底 is the bottom of the year, the point where the year runs out.
Common mistake: Learners often write 年底 as 年低, because 底 (dǐ, bottom) and 低 (dī, low) look and sound alike. 低 has the person radical 亻 and is first tone. 底 has 广 on top and is third tone.
年底 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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年 nián · year · 6 strokes
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底 dǐ · bottom · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 年底.
Questions about 年底
What does 年底 mean?
年底 (niándǐ) means "end of the year" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 年底?
年底 is made of 2 characters: 年 (6 strokes), 底 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 年底 an HSK word?
Yes. 年底 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 年底 and 年末?
Both mean the end of the year. 年底 is more common in everyday speech. 年末 (niánmò) sounds a bit more formal or written.
How do I say the end of this year or next year?
Put the year word in front: 今年年底 (jīnnián niándǐ) means the end of this year, and 明年年底 (míngnián niándǐ) means the end of next year. The same pattern works with 月底 (yuèdǐ) for the end of a month.