How to Say ‘Year after year’ in Simplified Chinese
年年
nián nián
[nyen-nyen]
💬 Usage Tip: 年年 is a neat repetition pattern: repeating a time word can mean 'every...' or 'again and again.' The same idea shows up in 天天 'every day' and 月月 'month after month.'
Phrase Breakdown
年年
nián nián
[nyen-nyen]
year after year; every year
A reduplicated form meaning “every year,” often used in festive sayings like 年年有余.
祝你年年有余，岁岁平安。
Wish you abundance every year and peace year after year.
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