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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 常年

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
常年 cháng nián - all year round
- for years on end
- average year

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 27,344 9,027 13,704

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
常 cháng- surname Chang
常 cháng- always
- ever
- often
- frequently
- common
- general
- constant
年 nián- surname Nian
年 nián- year
- CL:個|个[ge4]
年 nián- grain
- harvest (old)
- variant of 年[nian2]

Other Words Containing 常年

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
常年 6 6 27,344 9,027 13,704