年深日久 niánshēnrìjiǔ with the passage of time Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 年 nián noun year a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences深 shēn nounadverb late late (of time); far advanced; a long time since the beginning日久 rìjiǔ over time in the course of time; with the passage of time