一年到头 (yī nián dào tóu) — all year round; throughout the year; year-round

Definition

A fixed adverbial phrase meaning 'all year round, throughout the whole year' — used to emphasize an unbroken span of time. Functions as a time adverb and typically sits before the verb, never as a noun phrase.

noun

all year roundthroughout the yearyear-round

Examples

一年到头。
Tā yī nián dào tóu dōu zài wèi gōng zuò bēn bō.
He is busy running around for work all year round.
一年到头，。
yī nián dào tóu, Zhè lǐ de qì hòu dōu fēi cháng wēn hé.
Throughout the year, the climate here is very mild.
一年到头。
Zhè xiē lǎo rén yī nián dào tóu jiān chí duàn liàn shēn tǐ.
These elderly people insist on exercising all year round.

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