Word: 几年 (jǐnián)

中国小学的学制是几年？

Zhōngguó xiǎoxué de xuézhì shì jǐnián?

How many years does primary school last in China?

他这几年累计捐了十万块钱。

Tā zhè jǐnián lěijì juānle shíwàn kuài qián.

Over these years he has donated one hundred thousand yuan in total.

你学了几年的汉语？

Nǐ xué le jǐnián de Hànyǔ?

How many years have you studied Mandarin for?

你家闺女今年上几年级了？

Nǐ jiā guīnü jīnnián shàng jǐnián jí le?

What grade is your daughter in this year?

你汉语学了几年了？

Nǐ Hànyǔ xué le jǐnián le?

How many years have you studied Mandarin for?

你的妹妹念几年级？

Nǐ de mèimei niàn jǐnián jí?

What grade is your sister in?

几年不见，他完全变了样。

Jǐnián bújiàn, tā wánquán biànle yàng.

I haven't seen him for years, and he looks completely different.

出生率这几年一直下降。

Chūshēnglǜ zhè jǐnián yìzhí xiàjiàng.

The birth rate has kept falling in recent years.

工作几年后，他积攒了不少经验。

Gōngzuò jǐnián hòu, tā jīzǎnle bùshǎo jīngyàn.

After several years of work, he has accumulated a lot of experience.

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.

才几年没见，他已经老态龙钟了。

Cái jǐnián méi jiàn, tā yǐjīng lǎotàilóngzhōng le.

I haven't seen him for only a few years, and he already looks frail with age.

经过几年努力，队伍壮大了。

Jīngguò jǐnián nǔlì, duìwǔ zhuàngdàle.

After a few years of effort, the team has grown large and strong.

老家这几年变化翻天覆地。

Lǎojiā zhè jǐnián biànhuà fāntiānfùdì.

My hometown has changed beyond recognition in recent years.

老房子这几年一直在增值。

Lǎo fángzi zhè jǐnián yìzhí zài zēngzhí.

The old house has been appreciating in value these past few years.

这几年他的成绩一直在倒退。

Zhè jǐnián tā de chéngjì yìzhí zài dàotuì.

His grades have been falling back these past few years.

这几年，我们的城市面貌大变了。

Zhè jǐnián, wǒmen de chéngshì miànmào dà biànle.

Our city has changed greatly in appearance in recent years.

这几年房地产生意不好做。

Zhè jǐnián fángdìchǎn shēngyi bù hǎo zuò.

The real estate business has been hard to do in recent years.

这几年，服务业发展得很快。

Zhè jǐnián, fúwùyè fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.

The service sector has grown quickly in recent years.

这几年生意萧条，店都关了。

Zhè jǐnián shēngyi xiāotiáo, diàn dōu guānle.

Business has been in a slump these past few years, and the shops have closed.

这几年电信发展得很快。

Zhè jǐnián diànxìn fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.

Telecommunications has developed very fast in recent years.

这几年的天气很反常。

Zhè jǐnián de tiānqì hěn fǎncháng.

We've been having strange weather the past few 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.

这几年，贫富差距越来越大了。

Zhè jǐnián, pínfùchājù yuèláiyuè dàle.

In recent years, the gap between rich and poor has grown wider and wider.

这几年这个城市的房价涨得很快。

Zhè jǐnián zhège chéngshì de fángjià zhǎng de hěn kuài.

House prices in this city have risen quickly in recent years.

那几年，全家都节衣缩食。

Nà jǐnián, quánjiā dōu jiéyīsuōshí.

In those years, the whole family lived on a tight budget.

那几年国际风云变化很大。

Nà jǐnián guójì fēngyún biànhuà hěn dà.

The international situation changed a great deal in those years.

那家老公司在几年内就瓦解了。

Nà jiā lǎo gōngsī zài jǐnián nèi jiù wǎjiěle.

That old company collapsed within a few years.