每年

měinián

adverb #2,722

Meanings

1 every year
2 annually
3 each year

Characters

Examples

我每年都回老家过年。

Wǒ měinián dōu huí lǎojiā guònián.

I go back to my hometown every year for the New Year.

这个城市每年吸引很多游客。

Zhè ge chéngshì měinián xīyǐn hěn duō yóukè.

This city attracts many tourists every year.

Tips

grammar

每年 is often paired with 都 for emphasis: 我每年都去 (I go every year). The pattern 每 + time word works for other periods too: 每天, 每月, 每周.

Stroke Order

每 měi

年 nián