多年来
duō nián lái
Pinyin

Definition

多年来
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duō nián lái
  1. for the past many years

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今年
jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
多
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
年
Nián
  1. 1 surname Nian
拜年
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
过年
guò nián
  1. 1 to celebrate the Chinese New Year
龙年
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
中年
zhōng nián
  1. 1 middle age
来年
lái nián
  1. 1 next year
  2. 2 the coming year
兔年
tù nián
  1. 1 Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
去年
qù nián
  1. 1 last year
多久
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
多多
duō duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 a lot
  4. 4 lots and lots
  5. 5 more
  6. 6 even more
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
多情
duō qíng
  1. 1 affectionate
  2. 2 passionate
  3. 3 emotional
  4. 4 sentimental
多数
duō shù
  1. 1 majority
  2. 2 most
多谢
duō xiè
  1. 1 many thanks
  2. 2 thanks a lot
多变
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
多云
duō yún
  1. 1 cloudy (meteorology)
多余
duō yú
  1. 1 superfluous
  2. 2 unnecessary
  3. 3 surplus

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
  1. 1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
  2. 2 prosperity
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
  1. 1 fleeting years (idiom)
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster
十年树木，百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
  1. 1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. 1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
  1. 1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)

Sample Sentences

现在的很多企业的发展都还停留在使用煤炭等传统能源的水平，多年来一直是一种高能耗、高排放、低产出的状态，我们所要面对的环境问题真是一天比一天严峻。
xiàn zài de hěn duō qǐyè de fāzhǎn dōu hái tíng liú zài shǐyòng méitàn děng chuántǒng néngyuán de shuǐpíng ，duōnián lái yīzhí shì yīzhǒng gāo nénghào 、gāo páifàng 、dī chǎnchū de zhuàngtài ，wǒmen suǒ yào miànduì de huánjìng wèntí zhēn shì yītiān bǐ yītiān yánjùn 。
Now the development of many companies has stalled at using traditional energy resources like coal. For many years they have been high-consumption, high-emissions and low-productivity energy sources. The environmental problems we're facing are getting more serious every day.
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老师、师母，过奖了，有这份成绩得感谢林老师和师母多年来的栽培和支持！
lǎoshī 、shīmǔ ，guòjiǎng le ，yǒu zhè fèn chéngjì děi gǎnxiè Lín lǎoshī hé shīmǔ duōnián lái de zāipéi hé zhīchí ！
Professor Lin, Mrs Lin, you're really being too kind, it's only thanks to both of your guidance and support that I have attained this achievement.
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谢谢你多年来的照顾，但我想这里不适合我。
xièxie nǐ duōnián lái de zhàogu ，dàn wǒ xiǎng zhèlǐ bù shìhé wǒ 。
Thank you for all your care over all these years, but I think this place does not suit me.
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