往年 (wǎng nián) means “in former years; in previous years”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
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今年的收成比往年好得多。
Jīnnián de shōuchéng bǐ wǎngnián hǎo de duō.
This year's harvest is much better than previous years.
Updated: 2026-07-18