常年

• 拼音: cháng nián
• 汉字拆解: 常 = 尚 (still) + 巾 (cloth) — constant; 年 = pictograph of grain harvest — year

含义

Year-round; perennially; for years on end. Describes something that continues throughout the year or over many years.

Can function as an adverb meaning 'all year round' or 'for years' to describe continuous activities or states. Also used as a noun to refer to a normal or average year in contexts like agriculture or statistics. Often emphasizes persistence or constancy over time.

例句

1. 云南昆明常年气候温和，被称为春城。
2. 他常年在外地出差，跟家人聚少离多。
3. 这家公司常年招聘技术人才，从不间断。

用法指南

语境: weather, work, lifestyle

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 他常年坚持锻炼，身体非常好。(He exercises year-round and is in great shape.)
• 这里常年下雨，记得带伞。(It rains here all year, remember to bring an umbrella.)

错误说法

• 我常年去了一次北京。(常年 implies continuity — for a single trip, use 去年 or 有一年)

起源与历史

Compound of 常 (constant, often) and 年 (year). Together they express the idea of something continuing throughout the year or persisting over many years.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal