念
variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
廿
twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions; also written using banker's character 念
念
to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
拈
to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nian2]
捻
to twirl (in the fingers)
撚
to play tricks on or toy with; delicate; exquisite (Cantonese)
碾
stone roller; roller and millstone; to grind; to crush; to husk
年
grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2]
蔫
to fade; to wither; to wilt; listless
辇
handcart; emperor's carriage; to transport by carriage
鲇
sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus); oriental catfish; see also 鯰|鲶[nian2]
鲶
sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus); oriental catfish; see also 鮎|鲇[nian2]
黏
sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue
念念有词
variant of 念念有詞|念念有词[nian4 nian4 you3 ci2]
年三十
last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve
年中
within the year; in the middle of the year; mid-year
年久失修
worn down by years of non-repair
年代
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
年代初
beginning of an age; beginning of a decade
年代学
chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
年份
particular year; certain year; given year
年来
this past year; over the last years
年假
annual leave; New Year holidays
年兄
lit. older brother; fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations
年内
during the current year
年前
before the end of the year; before the new year
年功加俸
increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
年友
member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year
年均增长率
annual rate of growth
年均日照
average annual sunshine
年寿
length of life; life span
年夜饭
New Year's Eve family dinner
年富力强
young and vigorous (idiom)
年尊
aged and respected; senior
年少无知
young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
年已蹉跎
the years have already gone by; to be too old
年年
year after year; yearly; every year; annually
年年有余
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year; (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
年底
the end of the year; year-end
年庚
date and time of a person's birth; age
年度
year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual
年度大会
annual meeting; annual general meeting (AGM)
年度股东大会
annual shareholders' meeting
年复一年
over the years; year after year
年月
months and year; time; days of one's life
年楚河
Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
年画儿
New Year (Spring Festival) picture
年糕
nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour
年纪
age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
年级
grade; year (in school, college etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
年号
reign title; era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part of it); year number (such as 2016 or 甲子)
年表
timeline; chronology; annals; financial year; year
年谊
camaraderie between persons who have gone through some experience in the same year
年谱
chronicle (of sb's life)
年货
merchandise sold for Chinese New Year
年资
age and experience; seniority
年载
a year, more or less; years
年轻人
young people; youngster
年轻力壮
young and vigorous (idiom)
年轻化
to make more youthful; to promote younger staff
年轻气盛
full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth
年逾古稀
over seventy years old
年金
annuity; pension; superannuation
年鉴
annual report; yearbook; almanac
年间
in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)
年限
age limit; fixed number of years
年头
start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest
年头儿
erhua variant of 年頭|年头[nian2 tou2]
年高德劭
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
年龄
(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
廿八躔
the twenty-eight constellations; also written 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4]
廿四史
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions); same as 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
念佛
to pray to Buddha; to chant the names of Buddha
念力
psychokinesis; telekinesis
念叨
to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss
念咒
to chant a magic spell; to recite incantations
念学位
to study for a degree; to take a degree course
念念不忘
to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
念念有词
to mumble; to mutter to oneself
念日
memorial day; commemoration day
念珠
prayer beads; rosary; rosary beads; CL:串[chuan4]
念珠菌症
(medicine) candidiasis; thrush
念经
to recite or chant Buddhist scripture
念旧
to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake
念兹在兹
see 念念不忘[nian4 nian4 bu4 wang4]
念诵
to read out; to recite; to remember sb (while talking about sth else)
念头
thought; idea; intention
拈指
a snap of the fingers; a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
拈花惹草
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); fig. to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats
捻军
Nien Army, leading a peasant rebellion against Qing dynasty in Northern China from 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion in South China
撵出
to expel; to drive out; to oust
碾场
to thresh or husk grain on a threshing ground (dialect)
碾压
to crush or compact by means of a roller
碾子
roller (used for milling or crushing)
碾子山
Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
碾子山区
Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
碾磨
to mill; to grind; grinding stone
碾过
to crush sth by running over it
粘皮带骨
(old) (idiom) muddled; indecisive; plodding
粘皮著骨
see 粘皮帶骨|粘皮带骨[nian2 pi2 dai4 gu3]
粘缠
to stick closely to; cloying
粘聚
to cohere; to group together as a unit; to agglomerate
粘虫
army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)
粘连
to adhere; to stick together
蔫儿
erhua variant of 蔫[nian1]
蔫儿坏
appearing genuine, but actually nasty or devious; see also 蔫土匪[nian1 tu3 fei3]
蔫土匪
scoundrel with an honest demeanor; see also 蔫兒壞|蔫儿坏[nian1 r5 huai4]
辇运
(literary) to transport; to ship
黏土动画
clay animation; Claymation
黏性
stickiness; gluing strength; viscosity
黏性力
viscous force (physics)
黏木
amonang tree (Ixonanthes chinensis)
黏涎
saliva; slobber; (coll.) long-winded; meandering
黏滑
slimy (of rotten food); viscous; stick-slip (in mechanics)
黏米
sticky rice; short-grain rice; Oryza sativa var. japonica
黏糊
sticky; glutinous; slow-moving
黏腻
sticky; clammy; (fig.) clingy; emotionally dependent
黏菌
slime mold (Myxomycetes)
黏着
to adhere; to stick together; to bond; to agglutinate; adhesion; adhesive
黏着力
adhesion; adhesive force
黏着性
agglutinative (in linguistics, a characteristic of Altaic languages)
黏着语
agglutinative language (e.g. Turkish and Japanese)
黏贴
to glue to; to paste onto; to stick on; also written 粘貼|粘贴[zhan1 tie1]
黏附力
adhesive force; adherence; coherence