lì​nián

past years

历年 (歷年) lì​nián frequency
bygone years noun
the various years in the past; previous years

School archives from over the years have been perfectly preserved.

over the years noun
spanning a period of multiple years up to the present or a specific point

The work experience he accumulated over the years has been very helpful to him.

历年 (曆年) lì​nián
past years noun
calendar year; over the past years

The difficulty of the exam questions over the years has remained relatively stable.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.090 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
5.20 per million

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