年年

niánnián

adverb #25,276

Meanings

1 year after year
2 every year
3 annually

Characters

year (reduplicated for continuous/repeated action)

Examples

他年年都回家过年。

Tā niánnián dōu huí jiā guò nián.

He goes home every year to celebrate the New Year.

年年岁岁花相似，岁岁年年人不同。

Niánnián suìsuì huā xiāngsì, suìsuì niánnián rén bùtóng.

Year after year the flowers look the same; year after year the people are different.

Tips

culture

年年有余 (niánnián yǒu yú) — 'may there be abundance year after year' — is a beloved New Year greeting, since 余 (surplus) sounds like 鱼 (fish).

Stroke Order

年 nián