Definition
终年 has two distinct meanings: (1) 'throughout the year' or 'all year round', used to describe a continuous state or activity that lasts the entire year; (2) 'the age at which someone dies', used in formal obituaries or biographies. The first sense is more common in everyday language, while the second is restricted to formal writing about death.
n.
throughout the yearall year roundage at death (used in formal contexts)
Examples
- 终年，。Zhè zuò xuěshān zhōng nián jīxuě, fēicháng zhuàngguān.This snow-capped mountain is covered in snow all year round, very spectacular.
- 终年，。Tā zhōng nián máng yú gōngzuò, hěn shǎo yǒu shíjiān xiūxi.He is busy with work all year round and rarely has time to rest.
- 终年。Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoshòu zhōng nián jiǔshíwǔ suì.This old professor passed away at the age of ninety-five.
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