常年

chángnián

adverb HSK 6 #27,344

Meanings

1 all year round; perennially
2 for years on end; year after year

Characters

constant; regular

Throughout the years — all year round or perennially.

Examples

昆明常年气候温暖。

Kūnmíng cháng nián qìhòu wēnnuǎn.

Kunming has warm weather all year round.

他常年在外地工作。

Tā cháng nián zài wàidì gōngzuò.

He works away from home year after year.

这里常年下雨。

Zhèlǐ cháng nián xià yǔ.

It rains here all year round.

Tips

usage

常年 emphasizes persistence over time. It can mean 'throughout the year' (常年温暖 = warm all year) or 'for many years continuously' (常年在外 = away for years). Compare: 全年 (quán nián) = the whole year (more specific).

Stroke Order

常 cháng

年 nián