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title: "Nianxian Meaning: 年限 (niánxiàn) Means “fixed number of years”"
description: "年限 (niánxiàn) means “fixed number of years; time limit; service life”. Hear its tones, see what 年 and 限 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
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published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 年限 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

年限 niánxiàn

## fixed number of years; time limit; service life

## Its characters

1. 年 nián age
2. 限 xiàn limit

## In a sentence

这台机器的使用年限是十年。 This machine has a service life of ten years.

[More about 年限](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B9%B4%E9%99%90)

## More words with 年 or 限

- [常年 chángnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changnian)
- [成年 chéngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengnian)
- [当年 dāngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangnian)
- [过年 guònián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guonian)
- [界限 jièxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiexian)
- [今年 jīnnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinnian)
- [近年来 jìnniánlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinnianlai)
- [极限 jíxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixian)
- [局限 júxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juxian)
- [老年 lǎonián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laonian)

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