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Words with chang nian

cháng nián

长 年

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1
n.whole year
- cháng nián bēn bō
  长年奔波
  bustle about all the year round
- zhù lù gōng rén cháng nián zài gāo yuán gōng zuò
  筑路工人长年在高原工作。
  The road builders work on the plateaus all the year round.
- tā cháng nián zài wài
  她长年在外。
  She is away from home for a whole year.
synonym
zhōng nián终年 zhěng nián整年 tōng nián通年
2
n.long life
- wǒ xiǎng yǒu gè cháng nián
  我想有个长年。
  I want to live a long life.
synonym
cháng nián常年

Word usage

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

Chinese words with pinyin chang nian

cháng nián常年throughout the year; average year

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