几年
jǐ​nián

several years

  • updated sense approved 几年/幾年 · jǐ​nián · several years

    几年 / 幾年

    jǐ​nián

    several years

    a few years or an indefinite number of years

    他在这里住了几年。

    — → numeral

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 几年/幾年 · jǐ​nián · how many years

    几年 / 幾年

    jǐ​nián

    how many years

    used as an interrogative to ask about a specific number of years

    你要去国外读几年书？

    created sense

  • created sense approved 几年/幾年 · jǐ​nián · several years

    几年 / 幾年

    jǐ​nián

    several years

    a few years or an indefinite number of years

    他在这里住了几年。

    created sense