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明年
míng nián
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- pinyin
- míng nián
- simplified
- 明年
- traditional
- 明年
1 · noun (time)
next year
说话这一年的后一年。
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This calendar is for next year, so it is not needed yet.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
这套日历是明年的，现在还用不上。
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