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长年累月

cháng nián lěi yuèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
year in, year out (idiom) / (over) many years
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5144e45e386b2132. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

長年累月 长年累月 [chang2 nian2 lei3 yue4] /year in, year out (idiom)/(over) many years/

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Other forms in these source records: 長年累月

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 年
    nián

    year / CL:個|个[gè] / grain / harvest (old)

    Nián

    surname Nian

  • 累
    léi

    used in 累累[léi léi] / used in 累贅|累赘[léi zhui] and 累墜|累坠[léi zhui] / used in 纍纍|累累[léi léi]

    lěi

    to accumulate / to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]) / continuous / repeated

    lèi

    tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard

  • 月
    yuè

    moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[gè],輪|轮[lún]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.