去年 qù nián
“last year”
time wordHSK 2 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
去年 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 168: 去年 qùnián — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 84
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 去年
去年 means "last year". It is a time noun and usually appears before the subject or after it, before the verb, as in 去年我去了北京 or 我去年去了北京. Simple past-time sentences with 去年 do not need 在 before it.
例句Example sentences
- 去年我去北京了。qù nián wǒ qù běi jīng le.Last year I went to Beijing.
- 我去年开始学汉语。wǒ qù nián kāi shǐ xué hàn yǔ.I started learning Chinese last year.
- 去年夏天很热。qù nián xià tiān hěn rè.Last summer was very hot.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我去年了去北京。
✓我去年去了北京。
了 marks the verb, not the time word 去年.