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旬年

xún niándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
full year / ten years
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-18168e9bf231a54b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

旬年 旬年 [xun2 nian2] /full year/ten years/

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Reference information

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  • 旬
    xún

    (bound form) ten-day period / one of the three ten-day divisions of a month (e.g. 上旬[shàng xún]) / (bound form) ten years (in age expressions, e.g. 六旬[liù xún] "sixty years old")

  • 年
    nián

    year / CL:個|个[gè] / grain / harvest (old)

    Nián

    surname Nian

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.