| 竹书纪年 | Zhú shū Jì nián | Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC |
| 笄之年 | jī zhī nián | beginning of maturity (of a girl) |
| 笄年 | jī nián | beginning of maturity (of a girl) |
| 终年积雪 | zhōng nián jī xuě | permanent snow-cover |
| 绮年 | qǐ nián | young; youthful |
| 编年史 | biān nián shǐ | annals; chronicle |
| 编年体 | biān nián tǐ | in the style of annals; chronological history, the regular form of the Chinese dynastic histories |
| 羊年 | yáng nián | Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003) |
| 翌年 | yì nián | the following year; the next year |
| 老年人 | lǎo nián rén | old people; the elderly |
| 老年性痴呆症 | lǎo nián xìng chī dāi zhèng | senile dementia |
| 老年期 | lǎo nián qī | old age; senility |
| 老年痴呆 | lǎo nián chī dāi | senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease |
| 老年痴呆症 | lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng | senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease |
| 耄耋之年 | mào dié zhī nián | old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more) |
| 而立之年 | ér lì zhī nián | aged thirty (see 三十而立) |
| 旧年 | jiù nián | last year; the Chinese New Year (i.e. the new year in the old calendar) |
| 旧历年 | jiù lì nián | lunar New Year |
| 舜日尧年 | Shùn rì Yáo nián | sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds |
| 航海年表 | háng hǎi nián biǎo | nautical ephemeris |
| 万年前 | wàn nián qián | ten thousand years ago |
| 万年历 | wàn nián lì | perpetual calendar; ten thousand year calendar; Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 扎马剌丁 |
| 万年县 | Wàn nián xiàn | Wannian county in Shangrao 上饶, Jiangxi |
| 姜石年 | Jiāng Shí nián | Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神农 Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 and creator of agriculture in China |
| 虎年 | hǔ nián | Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010) |
| 蛇年 | shé nián | Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) |
| 豆寇年华 | dòu kòu nián huá | used erroneously for 豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood; a budding beauty |
| 豆蔻年华 | dòu kòu nián huá | a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood; a budding beauty |
| 猪年 | zhū nián | Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007) |
| 贺年卡 | hè nián kǎ | New Year greeting card |
| 贺年片 | hè nián piàn | New Year's card; CL:张 |
| 躲年 | duǒ nián | to dodge a creditor |
| 农历新年 | nóng lì xīn nián | Chinese New Year; Lunar New Year |
| 近几年 | jìn jǐ nián | in recent years |
| 遐年 | xiá nián | a great age |
| 遗臭万年 | yí chòu wàn nián | to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom) |
| 都什么年代了 | dōu shén me nián dài le | What decade are you living in?; That's so out-of-date! |
| 闰年 | rùn nián | leap year; (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month |
| 陈年 | chén nián | old; stored for many years |
| 隔年皇历 | gé nián huáng lì | lit. almanac from years back (idiom); obsolete practice; old-fashioned principle |
| 鸡年 | jī nián | Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005) |
| 青壮年 | qīng zhuàng nián | the prime of one's life |
| 青年会 | Qīng nián huì | YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844) |
| 青年期 | qīng nián qī | adolescence |
| 青年节 | Qīng nián jié | Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for youths of 14 and upwards |
| 颐养天年 | yí yǎng tiān nián | to care for oneself for one's allotted life span (idiom); to retire |
| 马年 | mǎ nián | Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002) |
| 高年级生 | gāo nián jí shēng | senior student |
| 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 | huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián | beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned (idiom) |
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，
没安好心 | huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián ,
méi ān hǎo xīn | see 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 |
