年下

niánxia
(coll.) the period around the end of the lunar year; the run-up to and days surrounding Spring Festival

CEDICT

colloquial

Homographs

年下 niánxià (slang) the younger person in a romantic relationship; a younger partner

Entry Composition

=1 年 nián year

classifier: 個
=1 年 nián
  1. grain
  2. harvest (old)
  3. variant of 年 nián
2 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action