Chinese word

全年

Pronunciation

Pinyinquán nián

Meaning

  • adverball year

Example

我们全年营业。wǒ men quán nián yíng yè

We are open all year.

Illustration for 全年 (all year)

More examples

博物馆全年对游客开放。bó wù guǎn quán nián duì yóu kè kāi fàng

The museum is open to visitors all year.

Core concept

A year viewed as one continuous block of time.

Common phrases

  • 全年免费quán nián miǎn fèi

    free all year

  • 全年无休quán nián wú xiū

    open all year

Similar words

一年中yì nián zhōng: Existing or continuing during the whole year.
整年zhěng nián: Lasting for the entire year, including every season.
一年到头yì nián dào tóu: Going on all year long until the year ends.

Definition in Chinese

表示某事物或某种状态在整个年度内始终存在或持续，强调时间覆盖范围为整年，常用于表示营业、有效期或气候等方面。biǎo shì mǒu shì wù huò móu zhǒng zhuàng tài zài zhěng gè nián dù nèi shǐ zhōng cún zài huò chí xù qiáng diào shí jiān fù gài fàn wéi wèi zhěng nián cháng yòng yú biǎo shì yíng yè yǒu xiào qī huò qì hòu děng fāng miàn

Word origin

The word is formed from 全 (quán, "whole") + 年 (nián, "year"), so its two parts join to mean the whole span of a year.

Usage tips

  • In a sentence, 全年 (quánnián, "all year") usually comes after the subject and before the action, showing that the activity lasts through the whole year.

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