明年

míngnián

next year

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

明年我想学开车。

Next year I want to learn to drive.

明年我姐姐上大学。

Next year my older sister will go to university.