Chinese banks will continue to experience profitability and asset quality pressures this year, analysts said on Wednesday.

Their comments came in response to two of the country's Big Five lenders - Bank of Communications and Agricultural Bank of China - posting flat annual profit growth, amid higher operating pressure and narrowing interest margins.

The remaining three lenders of the group - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China and China Construction Bank - are all scheduled to release their annual reports this week.