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一年十二月

yīniánshíèryuè
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 the twelve months of the year
  2. 2 all year round, month by month
  3. 3 (lit.) one year, twelve months

Examples

一年十二月，他几乎没歇过一天。
Yī nián shí'èr yuè, tā jīhū méi xiē guò yī tiān.
All twelve months of the year, he barely took a day off.
农民的一年十二月都和节气紧紧相连。
Nóngmín de yī nián shí'èr yuè dōu hé jiéqì jǐnjǐn xiāng lián.
For farmers, each of the year's twelve months is tied tight to the solar terms.

Tips

history
A common opener in classical folk songs and yuefu (乐府) poetry — the 《十二月歌》 tradition runs through Tang, Song, and Ming verse. One well-known example is Lu You's (陆游) Song-dynasty poem 《岁首书事》『一年十二月，此月一年中』, marking the first month as the year's threshold. The line reads as a calendar-opening formula rather than a philosophical claim.
usage
Modern usage leans on the original rhythm — it sets up 'across all twelve months…' descriptions of steady labor, seasonal routines, or never-ending effort. Read 十二月 as shí'èr yuè (twelve months), not as 'December.'

Stroke Order

一 yī
年 nián
十 shí
二 èr
月 yuè