Word: 十年 (shínián)

一天省一把，十年买匹马

yì tiān shěng yì bǎ, shínián mǎi pǐmǎ

save a handful a day, in ten years buy a horse

为了这个梦想，他拼搏了十年。

Wèile zhège mèngxiǎng, tā pīnbóle shínián.

He struggled for ten years for this dream.

为什么长江要十年禁渔？

Wèishénme Cháng Jiāng yào shínián jìnyú?

Why is there a ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze?

他从业已经十年了。

Tā cóngyè yǐjīng shínián le.

He has been in the trade for ten years.

他们已经结婚十年了。

Tāmen yǐjīng jiéhūn shínián le.

They have been married for ten years.

他做生意十年，终于发财了。

Tā zuòshēngyì shínián, zhōngyú fācáile.

After ten years in business, he finally got rich.

他十年中第一次回家。

Tā shínián zhōng dìyīcì huíjiā.

He returned home for the first time in ten years.

他占有这块地已经十年了。

Tā zhànyǒu zhèkuài de yǐjīng shínián le.

He has owned this piece of land for ten years now.

他叔叔在南非做了十年生意。

Tā shūshu zài Nánfēi zuòle shínián shēngyi.

His uncle did business in South Africa for ten years.

他和她结婚十年了。

Tā hé tā jiéhūn shínián le.

She and I have been married for ten years.

他在大学授课十年了。

Tā zài dàxué shòukè shínián le.

He has been teaching at the university for ten years.

他已经死了十年。

Tā yǐjīng sǐle shínián.

He has been dead for ten years.

他年轻时去边疆工作了十年。

Tā niánqīng shí qù biānjiāng gōngzuòle shínián.

When he was young, he worked in the border area for ten years.

他死了有十年了。

Tā sǐle yǒu shínián le.

It has been ten years since he died.

他死后已经过了十年的时间了。

Tā sǐ hòu yǐjīng guò le shínián de shíjiān le.

Ten years have gone by since his death.

他研究了十年。

Tā yánjiūle shínián.

He studied for ten years.

他第一次来到日本是在十年前。

Tā dìyīcì láidào Rìběn shì zài shínián qián.

It was ten years ago that he first came to Japan.

他练了十年，火候到家了。

Tā liànle shínián, huǒhou dào jiā le.

After ten years of practice, his skill has fully matured.

他练了十年，终于夺金。

Tā liànle shínián, zhōngyú duójīn.

After ten years of training, he finally won gold.

他被判处十年有期徒刑。

Tā bèi pànchǔ shínián yǒuqītúxíng.

He was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment.

他贩毒，被判了十年。

Tā fàndú, bèi pàn le shínián.

He trafficked drugs and was sentenced to ten years.

分别十年，母子终于团聚了。

Fēnbié shínián, mǔzǐ zhōngyú tuánjùle.

After ten years apart, mother and son were finally reunited.

十年之后我看到了他。

Shínián zhīhòu wǒ kàndàole tā.

I saw him after ten years.

十年前他来到了中国。

Shínián qián tā láidàole Zhōngguó.

He arrived in China ten years ago.

十年前这里盛行骑自行车。

Shínián qián zhèlǐ shèngxíng qí zìxíngchē.

Ten years ago, riding bicycles was prevalent here.

十年后，我们的城市将改变许多。

Shínián hòu, wǒmen de chéngshì jiāng gǎibiàn xǔduō.

In ten years our town will change a lot.

十年是一段漫长的岁月。

Shínián shì yíduàn màncháng de suìyuè.

Ten years is a really long period of time.

十年是很长的时间。

Shínián shì hěn cháng de shíjiān.

Ten years is a long time.

十年来，他靠父亲的救济生存。

Shínián lái, tā kào fùqīn de jiùjì shēngcún.

He's been living off his father's financial support for ten years now.

十年的野猪，老虎的食

shínián de yězhū, lǎohǔ de shí

a ten-year-old wild boar: the tiger's food

台上一分钟，台下十年功

táishàng yìfēnzhōng, táixià shínián gōng

one minute on stage, ten years of work off stage

在科技准备好之前需要五到十年。

Zài kējì zhǔnbèi hǎo zhīqián xūyào wǔ dào shínián.

It will take five to ten years for the technology to be ready.

女性一般比男性长寿十年。

Nǚxìng yìbān bǐ nánxìng chángshòu shínián.

Generally, women live 10 years longer than men.

她已经死了十年了。

Tā yǐjīng sǐle shínián le.

She has been dead for ten years.

她比丈夫多活十年。

Tā bǐ zhàngfu duō huó shínián.

She survived her husband by ten years.

她画工笔已经画了十年。

Tā huà gōngbǐ yǐjīng huà le shínián.

She has been painting in the gongbi style for ten years.

她痴心一片，等了他十年。

Tā chīxīn yípiàn, děng le tā shínián.

Wholeheartedly devoted, she waited ten years for him.

她预见自己十年后会开一家小店。

Tā yùjiàn zìjǐ shínián hòu huì kāi yìjiā xiǎodiàn.

She envisions that in ten years she will run a small shop.

愁一愁,白了头;笑一笑,十年少

chóu yì chóu,báile tóu;xiào yí xiào,shínián shào

worry once and your hair turns white; laugh once and you're ten years younger

我们已经是十年的好朋友了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng shì shínián de hǎo péngyou le.

We have been good friends for ten years.

我们最近十年经历了很多变化。

Wǒmen zuìjìn shínián jīnglì le hěn duō biànhuà.

We have experienced many changes over the last decade.

我们结婚已经有三十年了。

Wǒmen jiéhūn yǐjīng yǒu sān shínián le.

It is thirty years since we married.

我们结婚已经有十年了。

Wǒmen jiéhūn yǐjīng yǒu shínián le.

It is already ten years since we got married.

我住在国外十年了。

Wǒ zhù zài guówài shínián le.

I lived abroad for ten years.

我十年前结婚了。

Wǒ shínián qián jiéhūnle.

I got married ten years ago.

我叔叔在巴黎住了十年。

Wǒ shūshu zài Bālí zhùle shínián.

My uncle has lived in Paris for ten years.

我哥哥在基层工作了十年。

Wǒ gēge zài jīcéng gōngzuòle shínián.

My older brother has worked at the grassroots level for ten years.

我在这里住了十年。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ zhùle shínián.

I have lived here for ten years.

我在这里已经工作十年了。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng gōngzuò shínián le.

I've worked here for ten years.

我学韩语十年了。

Wǒ xué Hányǔ shínián le.

I learned Korean for ten years.

我已经在这里工作了十年。

Wǒ yǐjīng zài zhèlǐ gōngzuòle shínián.

I've worked here for ten years.

我已经在这里工作十年了。

Wǒ yǐjīng zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò shínián le.

I've worked here for ten years.

我已经认识他十年了。

Wǒ yǐjīng rènshi tā shínián le.

I have known him for ten years.

我昨天见了一个十年没见的熟人。

Wǒ zuótiān jiànle yí gè shínián méi jiàn de shúrén.

Yesterday I saw an old acquaintance whom I hadn't seen in ten years.

我来这个镇有十年了。

Wǒ lái zhège zhèn yǒu shínián le.

It's been ten years since I came to this town.

我来这里已有十年了。

Wǒ lái zhèlǐ yǐ yǒu shínián le.

It has been ten years since I came here.

我爸爸在天津工作了十年。

Wǒ bàba zài Tiānjīn gōngzuòle shínián.

My dad worked in Tianjin for ten years.

我舅舅在珠三角做了十年生意。

Wǒ jiùjiu zài Zhūsānjiǎo zuòle shínián shēngyi.

My uncle has done business in the Pearl River Delta for ten years.

我认识了他有十年了。

Wǒ rènshile tā yǒu shínián le.

I've known him for ten years.

房价十年内就翻番了。

Fángjià shínián nèi jiù fānfānle.

House prices doubled within ten years.

救人一难，多活十年

jiù rén yí nàn, duō huó shínián

save a person from one calamity and live ten years longer

时隔十年，他们又在老家见面了。

Shígé shínián, tāmen yòu zài lǎojiā jiànmiàn le.

After ten years apart, they met again in their hometown.

时隔十年，我们又见面了。

Shígé shínián, wǒmen yòu jiànmiàn le.

After ten years apart, we met again.

每十年有一次人口普查。

Měi shínián yǒu yícì rénkǒupǔchá.

There is a census every ten years.

笑一笑，十年少。

Xiào yí xiào, shínián shǎo.

Laughter is good for your health.

笑一笑，十年少；愁一愁，白了头

xiào yí xiào, shínián shào; chóu yì chóu, báile tóu

smile once, ten years younger; worry once, hair turns white

趁我十年运，有病早来医

chèn wǒ shínián yùn, yǒu bìng zǎo lái yī

While I'm in my ten-year lucky streak, come early to be cured if you're ill

转眼又过了一个十年。

Zhuǎnyǎn yòu guò le yí gè shínián.

Another ten years flew by.

这个旧政权维持了不到十年。

Zhège jiù zhèngquán wéichíle búdào shínián.

This old regime lasted less than ten years.

这位资深医生已经工作三十年了。

Zhèwèi zīshēn yīshēng yǐjīng gōngzuò sān shínián le.

This senior doctor has been working for thirty years.

这十年间，他为了和平尽力。

Zhè shínián jiān, tā wèile hépíng jìnlì.

He worked hard for peace for these ten years.

这场战争持续了将近十年。

Zhè chǎng zhànzhēng chíxùle jiāngjìn shínián.

The war lasted nearly ten years.

这家公司是十年前成立的。

Zhè jiā gōngsī shì shínián qián chénglì de.

This company was established ten years ago.

这座城市几十年来的变迁真大。

Zhè zuò chéngshì jǐ shínián lái de biànqiān zhēn dà.

The changes in this city over the past few decades have been huge.

这所学校是十年前创办的。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào shì shínián qián chuàngbàn de.

This school was founded ten years ago.