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常年 (cháng nián): All year round (Adverb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
常 • cháng • constant, regular, ordinary • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
cháng
常
constant, regular, ordinary
年 • nián • year • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
nián
年
year
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 常年.
Words with
常
非常
fēi cháng
extremely
常常
cháng cháng
frequently
常用
cháng yòng
in common usage
常见
cháng jiàn
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commonly seen
经常
jīng cháng
often; regularly
正常
zhèng cháng
normal; fine; generally speaking
常识
cháng shí
general knowledge
平常
píng cháng
ordinarily; generally; usually
Words with
年
今年
jīn nián
this year
明年
míng nián
next year
去年
qù nián
last year
过年
guò nián
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
前年
qián nián
the year before last
后年
hòu nián
the year after next
年级
nián jí
(school) year/grade
年轻
nián qīng
young
4.
Example Sentences with 常年
zhè
这
zuò
座
xuě
雪
shān
山
cháng
常
nián
年
jī
积
xuě
雪
，
shì
是
xǔ
许
duō
多
dēng
登
shān
山
ài
爱
hào
好
zhě
者
de
的
mèng
梦
xiǎng
想
zhī
之
dì
地
。
This snowy mountain is covered with snow all year round and is a dream destination for many mountaineering enthusiasts.
dì
地
xià
下
shì
室
yīn
因
wèi
为
bù
不
tōng
通
fēng
风
，
cháng
zhè
这
jiā
家
cān
餐
tīng
厅
bù
不
jǐn
仅
cài
菜
pǐn
品
jīng
精
zhì
常
nián
年
bǎo
保
chí
持
zhe
着
yì
一
zhǒng
种
lìng
令
rén
人
bú
不
shì
适
de
的
cháo
潮
shī
湿
。
The basement, due to poor ventilation, maintains an uncomfortable dampness all year round.
致
，
ér
而
qiě
且
fú
服
wù
务
zhōu
周
dào
到
，
suǒ
所
yǐ
以
cháng
常
nián
年
bào
爆
mǎn
满
。
This restaurant is packed all year round because not only are its dishes exquisite, but its service is also attentive.
