Word: 历时 (lìshí) Traditional: 歷時 历时 dictionary entry lìshí to last; to take (time); period; diachronic Full dictionary entry for 历时 Example sentences using 历时 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 会议历时两个小时。 Huìyì lìshí liǎng gè xiǎoshí. The meeting lasted two hours. 修这座桥历时两年。 Xiū zhè zuò qiáo lìshí liǎng nián. Building this bridge took two years.