How to Say ‘This year’ in Traditional Chinese
今年
jīn nián
[jīnnián]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words like 今年 go before the verb, often right after the person: 我今年去日本 "I'm going to Japan this year". The same pattern works for 明年 "next year" and 去年 "last year".
Phrase Breakdown
今年
jīn nián
[jīnnián]
this year
The current year.
今年過年我回家。
This New Year I'm going home.
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