last year in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 去年 with this easy mnemonic:

So much have gone (去) by since last year (年), she went from penniless uni graduate to becoming the biggest IT new star.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 去
• 年

• 出去
• 去世
• 年轻
• 年轻人
• 明年
• 成年人
• 年龄
• 当年
• 过去
• 青少年
• 下去
• 回去
• 新年
• 少年
• 失去
• 看上去

The reading of 去年 is qù nián.

You can remember how to say 去年 with this useful mnemonic:

She can't remember how she lived so cheap (qù). Now she feels she needs (ni) this and (án) that.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like last year and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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