终年

終年

zhōngnián

noun #46,600

Meanings

HSK 4

他终年在外地打工，只有春节才回家。

Tā zhōngnián zài wàidì dǎgōng, zhǐyǒu Chūnjié cái huí jiā.

He works away from home all year and only comes back for the Spring Festival.

HSK 7-9

这座山的山顶终年积雪。

Zhè zuò shān de shāndǐng zhōngnián jīxuě.

The summit of this mountain is covered in snow all year round.

HSK 7-9

老先生昨天在北京病逝，终年九十二岁。

Lǎoxiānsheng zuótiān zài Běijīng bìngshì, zhōngnián jiǔshí'èr suì.

The old gentleman died of illness in Beijing yesterday, aged 92.

usage

In obituaries 终年 plus an age gives the age at death. 享年 says the same with more respect and is preferred for someone who lived long.

终 zhōng

年 nián