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历年

lì nián

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 歷年

历年 (lì nián) means "over the years; bygone years". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 历年 means

1. over the years
2. bygone years

Other readings

历年 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• lì niáncalendar year

The characters in 历年

• 历lìcalendar
• 年niányear

Example sentences

• 中国农历年的一月一日为春节，是中国人民最隆重的传统节日。
  Zhōngguó nónglì nián de Yīyuè yī rì wèi Chūnjié, shì Zhōngguórén mín zuì lóngzhòng de chuántǒng jiérì.
  The first day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar is Spring Festival, the most important festival for the people of China.

Words containing 历年

• 旧历年jiù lì niánlunar New Year

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