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当年

dāng nián

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 當年

当年 (dāng nián) means "in those days; then; in those years". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 当年 means

1. in those days; back then; in those years
2. to be in the prime of life

Other readings

当年 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dàng niánthat very same year

The characters in 当年

• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
• 年niányear

Words containing 当年

• 正当年zhèng dāng niánto be in the prime of life
• 不减当年bù jiǎn dāng nián(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit…
• 好汉不提当年勇hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒnga real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

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