常
年

All year round in Chinese: 常年 (cháng nián)

cháng nián

all year round

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Definitions

  1. 1all year round
  2. 2for years on end
  3. 3average year

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常
年

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ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄧㄢˊ

nián

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 山顶常年都盖着白雪。

    shān dǐng cháng nián dōu gài zhe bái xuě。

    The mountaintop is covered with snow all year round.

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Related words

年

nián

year

常

cháng

always

非常

fēi cháng

very

去年

qù nián

last year

经常

jīng cháng

frequently

年级

nián jí

grade

年轻

nián qīng

young

年龄

nián líng

(a person's) age

正常

zhèng cháng

regular

常识

cháng shí

common sense

年代

nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

年纪

nián jì

age

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