liánnián

连年

Word · VerbTraditional連年

for many years in a row; successive years

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

for successive years; year after year

neutral

Often describes the continuation of an event or situation over multiple years, whether positive (harvests) or negative (disasters). Used adjectivally.

Zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
lián连
nián年
zāo遭
shòu受
hàn旱
zāi灾
 。

This region has suffered from drought for years in a row.

Yóu由
yú于
zhèng政
cè策
dé得
lì力
 ，
nóng农
mín民
shí实
xiàn现
le了
lián连
nián年
zēng增
shōu收
 。

Thanks to effective policies, farmers have achieved income increases for successive years.

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Zhàn战
huǒ火
lián连
nián年
 ，
bǎi百
xìng姓
shēng生
huó活
kùn困
kǔ苦
 。

The flames of war continued year after year, and the people lived in hardship.