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积年

jī nián

2-character word Traditional 積年

What 积年 means

1. for a long time
2. over many years
3. old
4. advanced in age

The characters in 积年

• 积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math) product (the result of multiplication)…
• 年niányear

Words starting with 积年

• 积年累月jī nián lěi yuèyear in, year out (idiom); (over) many years

Sounds the same

Read jī nián, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 鸡年Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
• 笄年beginning of maturity (of a girl)

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