Refers to the period around the end of the calendar year, especially late December. Often used in contexts like year-end parties, greetings, and preparations.
The end of the year is always busy.
I do a big cleaning at year-end.
We do a big cleaning at the end of the year.
I want to finish this work by the end of the year.
The end of the year is drawing near.
Every year I go through a busy year-end.
年末 means the end of the year, directly opposite to 年初, which means the beginning of the year.
year-end sales battle; year-end shopping season
year-end tax adjustment
year-end bonus