当年

dāng nián

HSK 5

Meaning

指过去某一时期或某一年。

Refers to a certain period or year in the past.

常用于回忆或叙述过去的某个特定时间点或时间段。

Often used to recall or narrate a specific point or period in the past.

1 当年我们是一起上学的同学。 (We were classmates together in those days.)
2 他当年在比赛中获得了冠军。 (He won the championship in that year's competition.)
3 当年这里还是一片荒地，现在已是高楼林立。 (This place was still a wasteland back then, now it's full of tall buildings.)
4 别忘了当年的约定，我们要一起实现梦想。 (Don't forget the promise we made back then, we will achieve our dreams together.)
5 父亲当年参军时只有十八岁。 (My father was only eighteen when he joined the army that year.)

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