all year long; longevity; long-term farmhand
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesadverb
all year round; throughout the year
Emphasizes the continuity of an action or state across an entire year.
Dì地
zhì质
duì队
yuán员
men们
cháng长
nián年
zài在
yě野
wài外
gōng工
zuò作
。
Geological survey team members work in the field all year round.
Zhè这
ge个
gǎng港
kǒu口
cháng长
nián年
bú不
dòng冻
。
This port is ice-free all year long.
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Tā他
cháng长
nián年
jiān坚
chí持
zǎo早
qǐ起
duàn锻
liàn炼
。
He has persisted in getting up early to exercise all year round.
noun
long-term farmhand; hired laborer
dialectA dialect term referring to a farm laborer hired for a year or more in pre-modern rural China.
Jiě解
fàng放
qián前
，
yé爷
ye爷
gěi给
dì地
zhǔ主
dāng当
guo过
cháng长
nián年
。
Before liberation, my grandfather worked as a long-term farmhand for a landlord.
Nóng农
máng忙
shí时
tā他
jiā家
huì会
qǐng请
jǐ几
ge个
cháng长
nián年
lái来
bāng帮
máng忙
。
During the busy farming season, his family would hire a few long-term laborers to help.
adjective
longevity; long life
literaryA classical/literary term to describe a long lifespan.
Gōng恭
zhù祝
nín您
fú福
shòu寿
cháng长
nián年
。
We respectfully wish you happiness and longevity.
Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
sōng松
bǎi柏
xiàng象
zhēng征
cháng长
nián年
。
Ancient people used pine and cypress trees to symbolize longevity.