year after year; for years on end; over a long period
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
year after year; for years on end; over a long period of time
literaryUsed to describe persistent effort, study, or work carried out continuously over many years. Typically functions as an adverbial modifier in sentences.
Qióng穷
nián年
lěi累
yuè月
qián潜
xīn心
zhì治
xué学
。
He devoted himself to scholarly research year after year.
Tā他
qióng穷
nián年
lěi累
yuè月
de地
yán研
jiū究
zhè这
ge个
kè课
tí题
，
zhōng终
yú于
qǔ取
dé得
le了
tū突
pò破
。
He researched this topic for years on end and finally made a breakthrough.
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Qióng穷
nián年
lěi累
yuè月
de的
nǔ努
lì力
zhōng终
yú于
dé得
dào到
le了
huí回
bào报
。
The year-after-year effort finally paid off.