历年 lìnián calendar year
calendar year; over the years; bygone years
How to remember 历年: 历 experience + 年 year = calendar year.
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How it is used
- Over the years / successive past years - 历年数据 (lìnián shùjù) data over the years, 历年考题 (lìnián kǎotí) past-years' exam questions.
- Refers to the accumulated span of previous years as a set, not a single 'calendar year'.
- Formal; common with statistics, records, and exam prep (历年真题 past real exam papers).