一年一度

yìniányídù

phrase #19,686

Meanings

1 once a year
2 annual

Characters

time; occurrence

Examples

HSK 1

一年一度的春节到了。

Yìniányídù de Chūnjié dào le.

The annual Spring Festival has arrived.

HSK 3

这是一年一度的音乐节。

Zhè shì yìniányídù de yīnyuèjié.

This is the annual music festival.

Tips

grammar

一年一度 is used as an attributive modifier before a noun: 一年一度的 + event. The structure 一X一Y is a common pattern meaning 'one X per Y'.

Stroke Order

一 yī

年 nián

度 dù