长年累月

長年累月

chángnián-lěiyuè

idiom #50,563

Meanings

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

长年累月在海上漂泊，他练就了丰富的经验。

Chángniánlěiyuè zài hǎishàng piāobó, tā liànjiù le fēngfù de jīngyàn.

Years and years drifting at sea gave him rich experience.

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.

长 cháng

年 nián

累 lèi

月 yuè