长年累月

長年累月

chángnián-lěiyuè

idiom #50,563

Meanings

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 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