去年 (qù nián)

Character breakdown

• 去 (qù) · 5 strokes

  Depicts opening the mouth (口) wide (大) to let a yawn leave the mouth. Original form of 呿.

• 年 (Nián) · 6 strokes

  Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event.

Example sentences

1. 去年他的爸爸死。 — His father died last year.
2. 我是去年认识他的。 — I got acquainted with him last year.
3. 去年冬天很暖和。 — We had a mild winter last year.
4. 我们去年搬家了。 — We moved house last year.
5. 去年他换了学校。 — He changed schools last year.

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