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title: "Zhunian Meaning: 逐年 (zhúnián) Means “year by year”"
description: "逐年 (zhúnián) means “year by year; annually”. Hear its tones, see what 逐 and 年 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhunian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 逐年 mean?

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逐年 zhúnián

## year by year; annually

## Its characters

1. 逐 zhú one by one
2. 年 nián year

## In a sentence

这个城市的房价逐年上涨。 Housing prices in this city rise year by year.

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## More words with 逐 or 年

- [常年 chángnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changnian)
- [成年 chéngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengnian)
- [当年 dāngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangnian)
- [过年 guònián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guonian)
- [今年 jīnnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinnian)
- [近年来 jìnniánlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinnianlai)
- [角逐 juézhú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juezhu)
- [老年 lǎonián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laonian)
- [明年 míngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingnian)
- [年报 niánbào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nianbao)

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