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穷年累月
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穷年累月

穷年累月 — “For many years and months”

穷年累月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “for many years and months”. For a long period of time; year after year, month after month. Literally, “Whole years, accumulated months”.

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穷年累月 Pronunciation and Pinyin

穷年累月 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
穷
qióng7poor, exhausted, investigate
年
nián6year or age
累
lěi11tired, accumulate, burden
月
yuè4moon or month

Example Sentence with 穷年累月

她穷年累月地练习舞蹈,终于在比赛中脱颖而出。
She practiced dancing year after year, and finally stood out in the competition.

Idioms Related to 穷年累月

Synonyms of 穷年累月

  • qióng穷nián年lěi累shì世for countless generations
  • cháng长nián年lěi累yuè月for years and months on end

Antonyms of 穷年累月

  • yī一zhāo朝yī一xī夕in a very short time
  • qǐng顷kè刻zhī之jiān间in an instant

More idioms starting with 穷

  • qióng穷bù不yǔ与fù富dòu斗,,fù富bù不yǔ与guān官dòu斗poor can't fight rich, rich can't fight officials
  • qióng穷bù不shī失yì义Poor but righteous
  • qióng穷qiě且yì益jiān坚adversity strengthens character
  • qióng穷xiāng乡pì僻rǎng壤remote and backward place
  • qióng穷chǐ侈jí极shē奢extremely extravagant and luxurious
  • qióng穷chǐ侈jí极yù欲live in extreme luxury and indulgence
  • qióng穷ér儿zhà乍fù富poor person suddenly becomes wealthy
  • qióng穷ér儿bào暴fù富poor child suddenly rich
  • qióng穷guāng光dàn蛋a penniless person
  • qióng穷bīng兵jí极wǔ武exhaust military resources for aggressive wars
  • qióng穷bīng兵dú黩wǔ武exhaust military resources in aggressive warfare
  • qióng穷xiōng凶jí极è恶utterly vicious and ruthless

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Questions about 穷年累月

What does 穷年累月 mean?

穷年累月 (qióng nián lěi yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “for many years and months”.

How do you pronounce 穷年累月?

穷年累月 is pronounced qióng nián lěi yuè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 穷年累月 literally mean?

Literally, 穷年累月 means “Whole years, accumulated months”. It is used to mean “for many years and months”.

What is the Chinese definition of 穷年累月?

穷年:年初到年底;累月:持续几个月。形容接连不断,历时久远。

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