岁岁年年 (suì suì nián nián) — year after year; every year
Definition
A literary reduplicated phrase meaning 'year after year' — more poetic than 每年, which is the neutral everyday word. Used in writing to emphasize the passage of time.
bound form
year after yearevery year
Examples
- 岁岁年年，。suì suì nián nián, Zhè ge cūn zi biàn de yuè lái yuè měi le.Year after year, this village becomes more and more beautiful.
- 岁岁年年。Tā men suì suì nián nián dōu zài yì qǐ guò chūn jié.They celebrate Spring Festival together year after year.
- 岁岁年年，。Shí jiān suì suì nián nián dì liú shì, dàn huí yì yǒng cún.Time passes year after year, but memories last forever.
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