一年四季 yī nián sì jì
all year round; throughout the year
Literally: one year four seasons
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Origin
Descriptive; no single source story.
How to use it
Adverbial or subject; neutral. Often 一年四季都…….
Example sentences
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- 这个城市一年四季都很暖和。Zhège chéngshì yī nián sì jì dōu hěn nuǎnhuo.This city is warm all year round.this city one year four seasons all very warm
- 爷爷一年四季每天早上都去公园跑步。Yéye yī nián sì jì měi tiān zǎoshang dōu qù gōngyuán pǎobù.Grandpa goes running in the park every morning, all year round.grandpa one year four seasons every day morning all go park run
More chengyu about time & change
- 不知不觉bù zhī bù juéunconsciously; before one knows it
- 一天到晚yī tiān dào wǎnall day long; from morning till night
- 三天两头sān tiān liǎng tóuevery few days; constantly
- 从早到晚cóng zǎo dào wǎnfrom morning till night; the whole day
- 日新月异rì xīn yuè yìchanging with each passing day; rapid progress
- 争分夺秒zhēng fēn duó miǎoto race against time; make every second count
- 一朝一夕yī zhāo yī xīin a single day; overnight (usually in the negative)
- 千变万化qiān biàn wàn huàever-changing; endless variations