逐年

zhúnián

adverb HSK 7-9 #35,766

Meanings

1 year by year
2 annually (with increasing/decreasing trend)

Characters

one by one; progressively

Examples

HSK 3

这座城市的人口逐年增长。

Zhè zuò chéngshì de rénkǒu zhúnián zēngzhǎng.

The population of this city grows year by year.

HSK 4

空气质量逐年改善。

Kōngqì zhìliàng zhúnián gǎishàn.

Air quality improves year by year.

Tips

usage

逐年 implies a steady trend over multiple years. Compare with 每年 (every year) which simply means 'each year' without implying a trend.

Stroke Order

逐 zhú

年 nián