<p>As you can see '零一天' means 'and a day' is because there is a '一年' before it.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>一年零一天 = one year and a day</p>
</li>
<li><p>二千零一年 = two thousand and one years</p>
</li>
<li><p>二零零一年 = the year 2001</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>'零一年' is shot for '二零零一年' (the year 2001),</p>
<p>You cannot reduce '二千零一年'  to '零一年', but you can reduce '二零零一年' to '零一年'. Just like we can shorten 1997 (the year) to 97, but can't shorten 1,997 (the number) to 97</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>“零一年” 指的是 2001年，并不是指前一年</p>
<p>例如：我是零零后。
这里的“零零”就是指的2000年</p>
<p>再例如：新中国于四九年成立。
这里的“四九年”指的是1949年</p>

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他们荡桨向前，船划了一年零一天；   零一年，我去内蒙古的桦木沟拍摄 这两个句子中的“零一”完全是不一样的意思
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Han Bingjin
<p>@WOODEN_PICKS 's answer is correct. I would like to elaborate on it.</p>
<p>In order to better understand the difference between &quot;一年零一天&quot; and &quot;零一年&quot;, you need to learn to correctly &quot;断句&quot; （split words）.</p>
<p>&quot;一年零一天&quot; = &quot;一年/零/一天&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;零一年&quot; = &quot;零一/年&quot;</p>
<p>The usage of &quot;一年/零/一天&quot; comes from how the Chinese read big numbers in Math in Chinese, for example, the number &quot;101&quot; is read &quot;一百/零/一&quot;,the number &quot;10001&quot; is read &quot;一万/零/一&quot;.</p>
<p>&quot;零一/年&quot; is short for &quot;二零零一/年&quot;, ie. the year 2001. Once again, it comes from how the Chinese read big numbers in Math. In theory, &quot;零一/年&quot;can refer to any year ending in &quot;01&quot;, i.e. &quot;2001年&quot;,&quot;1901年&quot;,&quot;2101年&quot; etc. The actual year it stands for depends on when the writing happened.</p>
<p>After you learn how the Chinese read big numbers in Math, You will have a better understanding of this usage.</p>

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J.Joe
<p>Their difference is simply 零/一天 and 零一/年.</p>

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WOODEN_PICKS
<p>It means there is a remaining one year following or added to the time period that comes before to make up the total. What comes before is usually much larger than the remaining one hour, one day, or in this case, one year etc.</p>

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stackoverblown
<p>Pussy said to the Owl, &quot;You elegant fowl!<br />
How charmingly sweet you sing!<br />
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:<br />
But what shall we do for a ring?&quot;<br />
They sailed away, for a year and a day,</p>
<p>In:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>他们荡桨向前，船划了一年零一天,</p>
</blockquote>
<p>零一天 means &quot;and a day&quot;</p>
<p>but I suspect, spoken in the 21st century, in</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;零一年，我去内蒙古的桦木沟拍摄，&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>零一年 means 2001. Or does it somehow mean &quot;a year ago&quot;??</p>

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Maybe it should be `零一年，我去「了」内蒙古的桦木沟拍摄`
dROOOze
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Quote：- ”零一年 means 2001. Or does it somehow mean "a year ago"??  Shouldn't "a year ago" be "一年前"?  零一天 has already being designated to mean "and a day", and to  cross-refer 零一年 to somehow mean "a year ago" would need a quantum leap in semantics, or taking poetic license a word too far?
Wayne Cheah
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That's actually how chinese count, like '一百零一', '一千零一', and for 21st century, it can be dismissed to be less wordy.
Shaw
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What could possibly be wrong with "a quantum leap in semantics"? According to Professor Richard Conn Henry, Quantum Mechanics is, and I quote, "trivial"！！ I thought it could refer, akin to temperatures (零下二十度）to the previous year. A flexible approach to everything is advisable and sensible!
Pedroski
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Quote:- " I thought it could refer, akin to temperatures (零下二十度）to the previous year" In that case you'll need to say -- 零下一年 ？:) Richard Feynman said "If you think you understand quantum mechanics then you don't understand quantum mechanics"? So, obviously Richard Conn Henry don't understand QM? :)
Wayne Cheah
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Or.... 零前一年? :) BTW, there is a difference between "a year ago" & "the previous year"
Wayne Cheah
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But seriously, "a year ago" is "一年前", and "the previous year" is "前一年".
Wayne Cheah
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To indicate Calendar Years, seems that the formal way is to put something like 二〇〇一年. Informally we would type 01年, 00后, 05后, which are obviously clearer than the traditional way.
xbh
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What is the meaning of 零一年?
# What is the meaning of 零一年?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-03)

Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl!  
How charmingly sweet you sing!  
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:  
But what shall we do for a ring?"  
They sailed away, for a year and a day,

In:

> 他们荡桨向前，船划了一年零一天,

零一天 means "and a day"

but I suspect, spoken in the 21st century, in

> "零一年，我去内蒙古的桦木沟拍摄，"

零一年 means 2001. Or does it somehow mean "a year ago"??

**Tags:** meaning-in-context
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Maybe it should be `零一年，我去「了」内蒙古的桦木沟拍摄`  
> **username_2**: Quote：- ”零一年 means 2001. Or does it somehow mean "a year ago"??  Shouldn't "a year ago" be "一年前"?  零一天 has already being designated to mean "and a day", and to  cross-refer 零一年 to somehow mean "a year ago" would need a quantum leap in semantics, or taking poetic license a word too far?  
> **username_3**: That's actually how chinese count, like '一百零一', '一千零一', and for 21st century, it can be dismissed to be less wordy.  
> **username_0**: What could possibly be wrong with "a quantum leap in semantics"? According to Professor Richard Conn Henry, Quantum Mechanics is, and I quote, "trivial"！！ I thought it could refer, akin to temperatures (零下二十度）to the previous year. A flexible approach to everything is advisable and sensible!  
> **username_2**: Quote:- " I thought it could refer, akin to temperatures (零下二十度）to the previous year" In that case you'll need to say -- 零下一年 ？:) Richard Feynman said "If you think you understand quantum mechanics then you don't understand quantum mechanics"? So, obviously Richard Conn Henry don't understand QM? :)  
> **username_2**: Or.... 零前一年? :) BTW, there is a difference between "a year ago" & "the previous year"  
> **username_2**: But seriously, "a year ago" is "一年前", and "the previous year" is "前一年".  
> **username_4**: To indicate Calendar Years, seems that the formal way is to put something like 二〇〇一年. Informally we would type 01年, 00后, 05后, which are obviously clearer than the traditional way.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2021-02-03. Score: 6

As you can see '零一天' means 'and a day' is because there is a '一年' before it.

* 一年零一天 = one year and a day
* 二千零一年 = two thousand and one years
* 二零零一年 = the year 2001

'零一年' is shot for '二零零一年' (the year 2001),

You cannot reduce '二千零一年' to '零一年', but you can reduce '二零零一年' to '零一年'. Just like we can shorten 1997 (the year) to 97, but can't shorten 1,997 (the number) to 97


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### Answer by username_6 on 2021-02-03. Score: 3

“零一年” 指的是 2001年，并不是指前一年

例如：我是零零后。
这里的“零零”就是指的2000年

再例如：新中国于四九年成立。
这里的“四九年”指的是1949年

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: 他们荡桨向前，船划了一年零一天；   零一年，我去内蒙古的桦木沟拍摄 这两个句子中的“零一”完全是不一样的意思  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2021-02-03. Score: 2

@WOODEN\_PICKS 's answer is correct. I would like to elaborate on it.

In order to better understand the difference between "一年零一天" and "零一年", you need to learn to correctly "断句" （split words）.

"一年零一天" = "一年/零/一天"

"零一年" = "零一/年"

The usage of "一年/零/一天" comes from how the Chinese read big numbers in Math in Chinese, for example, the number "101" is read "一百/零/一",the number "10001" is read "一万/零/一".

"零一/年" is short for "二零零一/年", ie. the year 2001. Once again, it comes from how the Chinese read big numbers in Math. In theory, "零一/年"can refer to any year ending in "01", i.e. "2001年","1901年","2101年" etc. The actual year it stands for depends on when the writing happened.

After you learn how the Chinese read big numbers in Math, You will have a better understanding of this usage.


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### Answer by username_8 on 2021-02-03. Score: 2

Their difference is simply 零/一天 and 零一/年.


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### Answer by username_9 on 2021-02-03. Score: 0

It means there is a remaining one year following or added to the time period that comes before to make up the total. What comes before is usually much larger than the remaining one hour, one day, or in this case, one year etc.


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