一年一度

yīniányīdù

phrase #19,686

Meanings

1 once a year
2 annual

Characters

time; occurrence

Examples

一年一度的春节到了。

Yī nián yī dù de Chūnjié dào le.

The annual Spring Festival has arrived.

这是一年一度的音乐节。

Zhè shì yī nián yī dù de yīnyuèjié.

This is the annual music festival.

Tips

grammar

一年一度 is used as an attributive modifier before a noun: 一年一度的 + event. The structure 一X一Y is a common pattern meaning 'one X per Y'.

Stroke Order

一 yī

年 nián

度 dù