How to Say ‘Over a year’ in Traditional Chinese
一年多
yī nián duō
[yī nián duō]
💬 Usage Tip: 多 (duō) after a number means "a bit more than": 三個多月 "over three months". Note 一年 is read (yì nián), because 一 shifts to a falling tone before 年.
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[yī]
one
Indicates a single item or unit.
我有一隻貓
I have one cat.
年
nián
[nián]
year
A unit of time, 12 months.
這是去年的照片。
This is last year's photo.
多
duō
[duō]
past; a little after
After a time or number, means slightly more than that.
現在九點多了。
It's past nine now.
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