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每年一度

mui5 nin4 jat1 dou6

mei3 nian2 yi1 du4

[arch.] once a year (every year), 一年一度 is how it is said now

Level: 2

每年一度

每 mui5 mei3 mei4 mei2 - every; each; per
年 nin4 nian2 - year
一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
度 dou6 dok6 du4 duo2 - degree; measure

This word was added by bybell on 8th Apr 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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