HSK 6 · Time

连年 liánnián “for years in a row” in Chinese

Traditional 連年

What 连年 means

  1. for years in a row
  2. year after year
  3. successive years
  4. over many years

How to say 连年

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale连lián2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale年nián2nd tone, rising

连年 in a sentence

  1. 这个地区连年丰收。

    Zhè ge dìqū liánnián fēngshōu.

    This region has had good harvests year after year.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 公司的收入连年增长。

    Gōngsī de shōurù liánnián zēngzhǎng.

    The company’s income has grown year after year.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 连年 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 连 (lián) with each of its parts in a different colour
连liánto link
  • 车cart · chē
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuò
The character 年 (nián) drawn as one shape
年niányear

年 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidA person carrying ripe grain: one harvest, one year.

How to write 连年

连 7 strokes · 年 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

连年 (liánnián) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 连年 (liánnián). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 连年

Words with 连

连lián · even (连…都/也)连续liánxù · continuous连忙liánmáng · promptly连锁liánsuǒ · chain (store etc.)接连jiēlián · in succession连同liántóng · together with

Words with 年

年nián · year今年jīnnián · this year明年míngnián · next year去年qùnián · last year过年guònián · to celebrate the Chinese New Year年轻niánqīng · young年级niánjí · grade新年xīnnián · New Year前年qiánnián · the year before last后年hòunián · the year after next

More words: Time & Sequence

截止jiézhǐ · to end即将jíjiāng · about to近来jìnlái · recently及早jízǎo · as early as possible历代lìdài · successive dynasties历来lìlái · always黎明límíng · dawn凌晨língchén · early morning

FAQs

连年 (liánnián) means “for years in a row” or “year after year”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it liánnián: lián with a 2nd tone, then nián with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 连年 is written 連年. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liannian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 连年 from the suggestions. Typing liannian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
连年 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.