<p>Most likely, <strong>年</strong> here was a typo of <strong>午</strong> in your book. </p>

<p>一個上午 (a morning) make sense; 一個上年(a last year ) doesn't make sense.</p>

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<li><p>'<strong>A</strong> year' can be any <strong>unspecific</strong> year</p></li>
<li><p>'<strong>Last</strong> year' is a <strong>specific</strong> year in the context of the speech. </p></li>
<li><p>The phrase '一個上年' (a last year) contradicts itself.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Another explanation for '一個上年' to exist could be: '<strong>上</strong>年' here doesn't mean '<strong>last</strong> year', but '<strong>good</strong> year'( 上 as in 上等 - high quality). That is also unlikely, because '一個<strong>好</strong>年'is much more common way to describe a '<strong>good</strong> year' </p>

<p>If 一個上年 was not a typo, then it can only mean '上年'(last year) was a special year that was marked as a particular reference. </p>

<p>For example: "再来一個上年, 公司就要破產 "-- "one more (year like) last year, the company will bankrupt" </p>

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<p>Somethings when I play the computer games for a whole morning, my friends would say:  你居然打了一个上午的游戏 ！(you should play the game for for a whole morning), here 一个 was used to emphasis. </p>

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Don't your friends say 一個上天？ But I think you explained the basic point. It seems to mean 一個多年 (2 years or more, according to my feeble knowledge)
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In fact, we don't often use 一个上天,since 上天 means go to the sky rather than yesterday. ps: “一个” means may refers to one or a, depends on different situation. like 一个下午，我遇到了一个以前的朋友( one day afternoon, I came across one of my friend)，the first 一个means one , but not used to emphasis,  we always emphasis when we want to express a whole period of time.
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<p>这是个错误的语法！你可以说上一个年头，或者去年，但绝对不可以说上一个年！</p>

<p>This is wrong. You can say "上一个年头" or "去年", but never "上一个年".</p>

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@songyuanyao 手误，sorry
Chinese boy
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<p>My book, among other expressions we should read out, lists 一個上年 without explanation. Now, I have heard 上年 as a variant of 去年，but I can't guess the meaning of 一個上年！ I can't imagine when you would want to use this, since "last year" is unambiguous. There are no choices.</p>

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How to use the expression 一個上年
# How to use the expression 一個上年

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-10)

My book, among other expressions we should read out, lists 一個上年 without explanation. Now, I have heard 上年 as a variant of 去年，but I can't guess the meaning of 一個上年！ I can't imagine when you would want to use this, since "last year" is unambiguous. There are no choices.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-03-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Most likely, **年** here was a typo of **午** in your book.

一個上午 (a morning) make sense; 一個上年(a last year ) doesn't make sense.

* '**A** year' can be any **unspecific** year
* '**Last** year' is a **specific** year in the context of the speech.
* The phrase '一個上年' (a last year) contradicts itself.

Another explanation for '一個上年' to exist could be: '**上**年' here doesn't mean '**last** year', but '**good** year'( 上 as in 上等 - high quality). That is also unlikely, because '一個**好**年'is much more common way to describe a '**good** year'

If 一個上年 was not a typo, then it can only mean '上年'(last year) was a special year that was marked as a particular reference.

For example: "再来一個上年, 公司就要破產 "-- "one more (year like) last year, the company will bankrupt"


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-10. Score: 1

Somethings when I play the computer games for a whole morning, my friends would say: 你居然打了一个上午的游戏 ！(you should play the game for for a whole morning), here 一个 was used to emphasis.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Don't your friends say 一個上天？ But I think you explained the basic point. It seems to mean 一個多年 (2 years or more, according to my feeble knowledge)  
> **username_2**: In fact, we don't often use 一个上天,since 上天 means go to the sky rather than yesterday. ps: “一个” means may refers to one or a, depends on different situation. like 一个下午，我遇到了一个以前的朋友( one day afternoon, I came across one of my friend)，the first 一个means one , but not used to emphasis,  we always emphasis when we want to express a whole period of time.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-12. Score: 0

这是个错误的语法！你可以说上一个年头，或者去年，但绝对不可以说上一个年！

This is wrong. You can say "上一个年头" or "去年", but never "上一个年".

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: @songyuanyao 手误，sorry  

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