年复一年 (nián fù yī nián) — year after year, year in year out
Definition
An idiom meaning 'year after year,' emphasizing long, repeated passage of time, often with a sense of monotony or persistence. Used as an adverbial phrase to modify a following verb or clause.
idiom
year after yearyear in year out
Examples
- 年复一年，。nián fù yī nián, Tā dōu zài jiān chí xué xí hàn yǔ.Year after year, he persists in learning Chinese.
- 年复一年。Zhè zuò chéng shì de fēng jǐng nián fù yī nián dōu méi yǒu biàn huà.The scenery of this city hasn't changed year after year.
- 年复一年。nián fù yī nián De xīn kǔ gōng zuò zhōng yú huàn lái le chéng gōng.Year after year of hard work finally brought success.
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