歷年 lìnián over the years Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents lìnián over the years · calendar years 历 歷 lì past (bound form) past; previous; refers to each or every time/age in the past, as in 历代 lìdài or 历年 lìnián年 nián noun year a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrenceslìnián duration of years 历 歷 lì verb to experience (bound form) to experience; to undergo; to pass through年 nián noun year a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences