all year round; throughout the year
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
all year round; throughout the year; the whole year long
literaryOften used in written or formal contexts to describe an action or state that persists throughout the entire year. More literary than the colloquial '一年到头'.
Tā他
zhōng终
suì岁
bēn奔
bō波
zài在
wài外
，
nán难
dé得
huí回
jiā家
yī一
cì次
。
He is on the run outside all year round, rarely getting a chance to return home.
Zhè这
lǐ里
zhōng终
suì岁
jī积
xuě雪
，
qì气
hòu候
yán严
hán寒
。
Snow accumulates here throughout the year, and the climate is bitterly cold.
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Lǎo老
rén人
zhōng终
suì岁
láo劳
zuò作
，
yǎng养
chéng成
le了
qín勤
láo劳
jiǎn俭
pǔ朴
de的
xí习
guàn惯
。
The old man worked hard all year long, developing a habit of diligence and frugality.