Word: 几年 (jǐnián) Traditional: 幾年 几年 dictionary entry jǐnián a few years; how many years? Full dictionary entry for 几年 Example sentences using 几年 5 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 你学了几年的汉语？ Nǐ xué le jǐnián de Hànyǔ? How many years have you studied Mandarin for? 你汉语学了几年了？ Nǐ Hànyǔ xué le jǐnián le? How many years have you studied Mandarin for? 我已经几年没回去波士顿了。 Wǒ yǐjīng jǐnián méi huíqu Bōshìdùn le. I haven't been back to Boston in years. 我教法语几年了。 Wǒ jiāo Fǎyǔ jǐnián le. I taught French for several years. 这几年，科学取得了显著的进步。 Zhè jǐnián, kēxué qǔdéle xiǎnzhù de jìnbù. In recent years, science has made remarkable progress.