Meaning of 年度
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
- annual
How to use 年度
年度 is used for official or planned yearly periods, often before another noun to mean annual, as in 年度报告 (annual report) or 年度预算 (annual budget). Example: 公司发布了年度报告。(Gōngsī fābù le niándù bàogào.) The company released its annual report.
年 (nián) means year and 度 (dù) means a degree or measured unit, so 年度 is a year treated as a measured period, like a fiscal or school year. Think of it as a year with a start date and an end date on a calendar.
Common mistake: Learners often use 年度 when they just mean a year in everyday talk, but for casual speech say 今年 (jīnnián) or 一年 (yì nián), not 年度. Also keep 度 in the fourth tone, dù, not dū.
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年 nián · year · 6 strokes
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度 dù · to pass · 9 strokes
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Questions about 年度
What does 年度 mean?
年度 (niándù) means "year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 年度?
年度 is made of 2 characters: 年 (6 strokes), 度 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 年度 an HSK word?
Yes. 年度 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 年度 and 每年?
年度 describes something belonging to a set yearly period, like 年度计划 (annual plan). 每年 (měinián) means every year and describes how often something happens, as in 我每年回家 (I go home every year).
Can 年度 be used with a specific year number?
Yes. You can say 2024年度 (èr líng èr sì niándù) to mean the 2024 fiscal or business year. This is common in company reports and government documents.