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每年

měi nián · mei nian

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Meaning

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  1. every year
  2. each year
  3. yearly
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  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)每年(měinián)都(dōu)回(huí)老家(lǎojiā)过年(guònián)吗(ma)？

    Do you go back to your hometown for New Year every year?

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，每年(měinián)都(dōu)回去(huíqu)，要(yào)坐(zuò)十个(shígè)小时(xiǎoshí)的(de)火车(huǒchē)。

    Yes, every year, a ten-hour train ride.

  3. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)远(yuǎn)？你(nǐ)在(zài)火车(huǒchē)上(shàng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    So far? What do you do on the train?

  4. Liangliang

    睡觉(shuìjiào)、吃(chī)东西(dōngxi)，还有(háiyǒu)看(kàn)窗外(chuāngwài)。

    Sleep, eat, and look out of the window.

  5. Dengdeng

    每年(měinián)都(dōu)看(kàn)同样(tóngyàng)的(de)风景(fēngjǐng)，不会(bùhuì)烦(fán)吗(ma)？

    Looking at the same scenery every year, do you not get bored?

  6. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)，每年(měinián)窗外(chuāngwài)都(dōu)有(yǒu)新(xīn)的(de)楼(lóu)。

    No, every year there are new buildings outside.

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2 examples
01

每(měi)年(nián)有(yǒu)成(chéng)千(qiān)上(shàng)万(wàn)的(de)外(wài)国(guó)人(rén)访(fǎng)问(wèn)日(rì)本(běn)。

Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)每(měi)年(nián)冬(dōng)季(jì)去(qù)野(yě)泽(zé)滑(huá)雪(xuě)。

They go skiing at Nozawa every winter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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