quán nián
annuel; annuel
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我去年全年都在中国工作。
wǒ qùnián quánnián dōu zài zhōngguó gōngzuò.
I worked in China for the whole of last year.
今年全年的天气都很热。
jīnnián quánnián de tiānqì dōu hěn rè.
The weather has been very hot all year this year.
我全年都在努力学习中文。
wǒ quánnián dōu zài nǔlì xuéxí zhōngwén.
I have been studying Chinese hard all year.
全年度 (quán nián dù)
whole year
一年 (yī nián)
one year
半年 (bàn nián)
half a year
上半年 (shàng bàn nián)
first half of the year
The Chinese word 全年 (quánnián) is composed of two characters: 全 (quán), meaning "whole" or "complete," and 年 (nián), meaning "year." Together, they form the compound word 全年, which means "the whole year" or "the entire year."The character 全 (quán) is derived from the oracle bone script, which is the earliest known form of Chinese writing. In the oracle bone script, the character 全 is depicted as a person standing with their arms outstretched, representing the idea of completeness or wholeness.The character 年 (nián) is also derived from the oracle bone script. In the oracle bone script, the character 年 is depicted as a plant with a head, representing the idea of growth and renewal.When the two characters 全 and 年 are combined to form the compound word 全年, the meaning of "the whole year" or "the entire year" is created. This compound word is commonly used in Chinese to refer to a period of time that spans the entire year, such as a school year or a fiscal year.
