隔年 (gaak3 nin4) — last year | Syn.: 去年 | Cant.: 舊年 in Cantonese
gaak˗₃隔ninˎ₄年
Mandarin Pinyin: ge2 nian2
Meaning of 隔年
nounlast year | Syn.: 去年 | Cant.: 舊年
nounevery other year; on alternate years; every alternate year
nounin the following years
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Example Sentences with 隔年
gaak˗₃隔ninˎ₄年jauˍ₆又jatˉ¹一seoi˗₃歲
Another year older, and two years have passed.
gaak˗₃隔ninˎ₄年cauˉ¹抽jatˉ¹一ci˗₃次
It's drawn once every two years.
gaak˗₃隔ninˎ₄年sinˉ¹先hoiˉ¹開faaˉ¹花
It only blooms every other year.
gaak˗₃隔ninˎ₄年mouˏ₅冇gin˗₃見
Haven't seen each other for over a year.
gaak˗₃隔ninˎ₄年sinˉ¹先sukˍ₆熟
It only ripens every other year.
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