"For the past few years" in Chinese — 近年来 (jìn nián lái)

近

年

来

jìn nián lái

for the past few years

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 近年來1 example sentence

Definitions

1for the past few years

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近

年

来

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄋㄧㄢˊ

nián

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

近年来

Simplified

近年來

Traditional

Example sentences

See 近年来 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

近年来，这座城市变化很大。
jìn nián lái， zhè zuò chéng shì biàn huà hěn dà。
In recent years, this city has changed a lot.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

年

nián

year

近

jìn

near

去年

qù nián

last year

附近

fù jìn

nearby

年级

nián jí

grade

年轻

nián qīng

young

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For the past few years in Chinese: 近年来 (jìn nián lái)