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长年累月

長年累月
chángniánlěiyuè
idiom #50,563

Meanings

  1. 1 year in, year out
  2. 2 over the course of many years
  3. 3 for a very long time

Examples

他长年累月地坚持锻炼，身体特别好。
Tā chángniánlěiyuè de jiānchí duànliàn, shēntǐ tèbié hǎo.
He has kept exercising year after year, so his health is excellent.
长年累月在海上漂泊，他练就了丰富的经验。
Chángniánlěiyuè zài hǎi shàng piāobó, tā liànjiùle fēngfù de jīngyàn.
Years and years drifting at sea gave him rich experience.

Tips

usage
Stresses long duration — works for habits, hard labor, patience, saving. Almost always before a verb as an adverbial phrase.
memory
长 (long) + 年 (years) + 累 (accumulated) + 月 (months) = long years piling up month after month.

Stroke Order

长 cháng
年 nián
累 lèi
月 yuè