历
时

To last in Chinese: 历时 (lì shí)

lì shí

to last

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 歷時1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to last
  2. 2to take (time)
  3. 3period
  4. 4diachronic

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历
时

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ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

历时

Simplified

歷時

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这项工程历时三年才完成。

    zhè xiàng gōng chéng lì shí sān nián cái wán chéng。

    This project took three years to complete.

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Related words

时

shí

o'clock

时候

shí hou

time

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

历史

lì shǐ

history

按时

àn shí

on time

当时

dāng shí

then

及时

jí shí

timely

经历

jīng lì

experience

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

准时

zhǔn shí

on time

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