lián nián
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  • n.for years running; in successive years

    • liáng shi chǎn liàng lián nián shàng shēng

      粮食产量连年上升

      The grain output increases year after year.

    • jūn fá lián nián jī zhàn

      军阀连年激战

      Warlords fought each other for many years in succession.

    • tā lián nián jū zhù zài guó wài

      连年居住国外

      He's been living overseas for years on end.

    • lián nián gān hàn

      连年干旱

      successive years of drought

    • lián nián zhàn luàn

      连年战乱

      be at war for years on end

    • lián nián jī huāng

      连年饥荒

      successive years of famine

    • lián nián fēng shōu

      连年丰收

      reap exceptionally good harvests for years running

    • lián nián shī bài shǐ tā sàng shī le zì xìn

      连年失败使丧失自信

      Years of failure have sapped him of his confidence.