all year round; throughout the year
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
all year round; from the beginning to the end of the year
Often used to describe continuous activity or state throughout the entire year. Can take the erhua suffix '-儿' in spoken Northern Mandarin.
Tā他
yī一
nián年
dào到
tóu头
dōu都
zài在
wài外
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
，
hěn很
shǎo少
huí回
jiā家
。
He works away from home all year round and rarely comes back.
Mā妈
ma妈
yī一
nián年
dào到
tóu头
bù不
dé得
xián闲
，
zǒng总
shì是
máng忙
lǐ里
máng忙
wài外
de的
。
Mom never has a moment's rest all year round; she's always busy with this and that.
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Zhè这
gè个
dì地
fang方
yī一
nián年
dào到
tóu头
dōu都
hěn很
rè热
，
méi没
yǒu有
dōng冬
tiān天
。
This place is hot all year round; there is no winter.