元年 yuánnián first year Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 yuánnián 2 first year 1inception year 1 2 sentences 这座古老的庙宇是在该朝代的元年修建的。 zhè zuò gǔlǎo de miàoyǔ shì zài gāi cháodài de yuánnián xiūjiàn de. This ancient temple was built during the first year of the dynasty. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary二零一六年被公认为中国移动直播的元年。 èrlíngyīliúnián bèi gōngrèn wéi Zhōngguó yídòng zhíbō de yuánnián. 2016 is widely recognized as the inaugural year of mobile live streaming in China. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary