历届

歷屆

lìjiè

adjective HSK 7-9 #50,372

Meanings

1 all previous (sessions/terms)
2 past; successive

Characters

successive; all previous

Examples

历届毕业生都对这位老师印象深刻。

Lìjiè bìyèshēng dōu duì zhèwèi lǎoshī yìnxiàng shēnkè.

Graduates from all previous years have been deeply impressed by this teacher.

历届奥运会的开幕式都很精彩。

Lìjiè Àoyùnhuì de kāimùshì dōu hěn jīngcǎi.

The opening ceremonies of all past Olympic Games have been spectacular.

Tips

usage

历届 is used before nouns that come in periodic installments: 历届政府 (successive governments), 历届学生 (students of all previous years), 历届冠军 (past champions).

Stroke Order

历 lì

届 jiè