当年 (dāng nián) — in those days, back then, in that year
Definition
当年 (dāngnián) refers to a past year tied to a specific remembered time — "back then, in those years." Pairs naturally with 当时 ("at that moment"), which is a narrower point in time rather than a stretch of years.
noun
in those daysback thenin that year
Examples
- 当年。dāng nián Zhè lǐ hái shì yí piàn huāng dì.Back then this place was still a stretch of wasteland.
- 当年，。Tā dāng nián cái èr shí suì, jiù yǐ jīng dāng jīng lǐ le.He was only twenty back then and already a manager.
- 当年？Nǐ dāng nián wèi shén me méi qù liú xué?Why didn't you go study abroad back then?
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