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♦ year —— 年 [nián]
一年有十二个月。[Yì nián yǒu shíèr gè yuè.] – There are twelve months in a year.
十年以前我去了法国。[Shínián yǐqián wǒ qùle fǎguó.] – I went to France ten years ago.
去年我毕业了。[Qùnián wǒ bīyè le.] – I graduated last year.
一月一号是新年。[Yīyuè yīhào shì xīnnián.] – January the first is New Year’s Day.
我们去年去了希腊。[Wǒmen qùnián qùle xīlà.]- Last year we went to Greece.
这个故事发生在五百年前。[Zhège gùshì fāshēng zài wǔbǎi nián qián.] – The story took place five hundred years ago.
这孩子一年不见，长这么高了。[Zhè háizi yī nián bùjiàn, zhǎng zhème gāole.] – It’s only a year since I last saw the child and he’s grown so tall.
♦ yellow —— 黄 [huáng]
秋天草黄了。[Qiūtiān cǎo huáng le. ]- Grass turns yellow in the fall.
♦ yesterday —— 昨天 [zuótiān]
昨天下了大雨。[Zuótiān xiàle dàyǔ.] – Yesterday it rained heavily.
昨天是星期日，今天是星期一。[Zuótiān shì xīngqírì, jīntiān shì xīngqí yī.] – Yesterday was Sunday. Today is Monday.
昨天有三个人来找你。[Zuótiān yǒusān gèrén lái zhǎo nǐ.] – Three people came to see you yesterday.
♦ you —— 你 [nǐ]; (informal): 您 [nín]
你好！Nǐ hǎo! – Hello!
谢谢你。[xiè xiè nǐ。] – Thank you.
你是谁？[Nǐ shì shéi?] – Who are you?
您贵姓？[Nín guìxìng?] – May I ask your name?
你叫什么名字？[Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?] – What’s your name?
♦ young —— 小 [xiǎo]
我女儿还很小。[Wǒ nǚér hái hěn xiǎo.] – My daughter is still young.
♦ younger brother —— 弟弟 [dìdi]
弟弟喜欢游泳。[Dìdi xǐhuān yóuyǒng.] – The younger brother likes to swim.
哥哥和弟弟都学汉语。[Gēge hé dìdi dōu xué hànyǔ.] – My older and younger brothers both study Chinese.
我弟弟喜欢玩电脑。[Wǒ dìdi xǐhuān wán diànnǎo.] – My younger brother likes to play on the computer.
我弟弟很顽皮。[Wǒ dìdì hěn wánpí.] – My younger brother is very naughty.
♦ younger sister —— 妹妹 [mèimei]
我妹妹比我小三岁。[Wǒ mèimei bǐ wǒ xiǎo sān suì.] – My younger sister is three years younger than I.
我没有妹妹。[Wǒ méiyǒu mèimei.] – I don’t have a younger sister.
♦ youth —— 青春 [qīngchūn]
青春的路上充满了彷徨。[Qīngchūn de lùshàng chōngmǎnle fǎnghuáng.] – The road of youth is full of indecision. [The road to youth is full of hesitation.]