Previous years in Chinese
previous years · HSK 6
历年
- 历 to go through
- 年 year
今年的考题比历年都难。 This year's exam questions are harder than in previous years.
Other ways to say previous years
More words with 历 or 年
How do you say previous years in Chinese?
Previous years in Chinese is 历年 (lì nián). You can also say 往年 (wǎng nián).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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