# 往年 (wǎngnián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 往年 (wǎngnián) means “in past years; in previous years”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in past years; in previous years
- Pinyin: wǎngnián (wang3 nian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 今年冬天比往年更暖和。
  Jīnnián dōngtiān bǐ wǎngnián gèng nuǎnhuo.
  This winter is warmer than previous years.

## Characters

- [往](https://hanziro.com/word/wang-towards/) (wǎng): towards; to
- [年](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-year/) (nián): year

https://hanziro.com/word/wang-nian-in-past-years/

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