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 sān nián |  saam1 nin4 | |||
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 three years / | ||||
  Adso:  Cantofish: samecdic  MDBG: LDC: three years  CDict: sameldc' | ||||
 Mouseover for pinyin and definition (if available). Click for dictionary lookup. 我在(wǒzài) 一队( yī duì) covey 本地(běn dì) local 乐队(yuè duì) band 中(zhōngzhòng) among 担任(dān rèn) to serve as 键(jiàn) linchpin 琴手(qín shǒu) player of a stringed instrument 已有(yǐ yǒu) already to have 三年(sān nián) three years 的(dedì) of 时间(shí jiān) time 。 I have been a keyboardist at a local band for three years. 汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name) 三年(sān nián) three years 前(qián) first 去了(qùle) 波士顿(bō shì dùn) Boston, capital of Massachusetts 。 Tom came to Boston three years ago. 三年(sān nián) three years 前(qián) first 我(wǒ) I 来到(lái dào) to come to 东京(dōng jīng) Tky, capital of Japan 并(bìng) and 一直(yī zhí yì zhí) always 住在(zhù zài) to live in 这儿(zhèr) here 。 I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since. 我们( men) us 在一起(zài yī qǐ) together 生活了(shēng huó le) to have lived 三年(sān nián) three years 。 We lived together for three years. 我学( xué) 英文(yīng wén) English 已经(yǐ jīng) already 学了( xué le) 三年(sān nián) three years 了(liǎo) (of eyes) bright 。 I have been studying English for three years. 我(wǒ) I 第(dì) the 一次(yī cì) once 见(jiàn jiàn) to see 他是( tā shì) 三年(sān nián) three years 前的( qián de) prevenient 事(shì) item 了(liǎo) (of eyes) bright 。 I first met him three years ago. 美国(měi guó) American 在(zài) (located) at 一(yī) all 八(bā) 8 六(liù) 6 三年(sān nián) three years 废除了(fèi chú le) to abolish 奴隶制度(nú lì zhì dù) slavery 。 America did away with slavery in 1863. 家父(jiā fù) (polite) my father 是在(shìzài) 三年(sān nián) three years 前(qián) first 离世(lí shì) death 的(dedì) of ， 也就是(yě jiù shì) i.e. 一(yī) all 九(jiǔ) nine 七七年(qīqīnián) 。 My father died three years ago, that is to say in 1977. 我(wǒ) I 跟(gēn) heel 公司(gōng sī) firm 签了(qiān le) to sign 一份(yīfèn) 三年(sān nián) three years 的(dedì) of 合同(hétóng) (business) contract 。 This company and I have signed a three-year contract. Example sentences courtesy Tatoeba project.
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