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年限 (nián xiàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

年限 (nián xiàn) is a Chinese word: term, period, time limit. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 年限

名 míng noun

term, period, time limit

这个合同的年限是五年。

zhè ge hé tong de nián xiàn shì wǔ nián

The term of this contract is five years.

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Word breakdown

年 nián — year (unit of time)

限 xiàn — limit, boundary (fixed duration)

Structure & writing
1 年 nián — year (unit of time; common year = 365 days, leap year = 366 days, every 4 years)

年 is not used as a component in any other character.

年 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 限 xiàn — specified range; limit

限 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 阝 fǔ — mound/hill radical, representing elevated terrain
阝 is a component in 47 characters
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Stroke order