How to say “all year round” in Chinese
all year round; year after year
“All year round” in Chinese is 常年, cháng nián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
常年 is read cháng nián: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
非常 means “unusual”, that is, “extremely”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “常年”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “all year round” in Chinese?
“All year round” in Chinese is 常年, pinyin chángnián.
What does 常年 mean?
常年 (chángnián) means “all year round; year after year”.
How do you write 常年?
常年 is 2 characters: 常 (cháng) — usual, often; 年 (nián) — year. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 常年?
常年 is read chángnián. Tones: cháng — second tone, nián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“all year round” in the lesson “Now and then, now this, now that”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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