cháng nián

常 年

Level:

NHSK 6 NPCR6

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adv.throughout the year; all the year round; year in year out
- tā cháng nián jiān chí tǐ yù duàn liàn
  他常年坚持体育锻炼。
  He persists in physical training all the year round.
- zhàn shì cháng nián shǒu wèi zài zǔ guó de biān fáng
  战士常年守卫在祖国的边防。
  The soldiers defend the frontiers of our country year in and year out.
- tā cháng nián bù néng huó dòng
  他常年不能活动。
  He lay year in year out.
synonym
cháng nián长年 zhōng nián终年 zhěng nián整年 tōng nián通年
antonym
ǒu ěr偶尔
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n.average year
- zhè ge dì qū xiǎo mài cháng nián mǔ chǎn jīn
  这个地区小麦常年亩产500斤。
  In this area, the per mu yield of wheat for an average year is 500 jin.

Note
"常年" is different from "长年". "常年" means every year; "长年" means a relatively long period of time.

常年