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花了不少时间
花了不少时间
花了不少时间
花了不少时间
花了不少时间
花了不少时间
花了不少时间
花了不少时间

花了不少时间 Pronunciation and Pinyin

花了不少时间 Usage and Examples

Took a lot of time

Spent a lot of time

Was time-consuming

The characters in 花了不少时间

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry
了
le2completion or change
不
bù4not
少
shǎo4few, little, or lack
时
shí7time, moment, or hour
间
jiān7space between; room

More words starting with 花

  • huā花bù不wán完Endless, Inexhaustible
  • huā花cóng丛Flower bed, Flower patch
  • huā花cóng丛zhōng中among the flowers, in the flower bed
  • huā花cóng丛zhī之zhōng中Among the flowers, In the flowerbed
  • huā花zhōng中In flowers, Among flowers
  • huā花le了spent, faded
  • huā花le了yí一gè个xià下wǔ午de的shí时jiān间spent an afternoon, took an afternoon
  • huā花le了yì一xiē些shí时jiān间took some time, it took a while
  • huā花le了yì一zhěng整tiān天shí时jiān间Spent the whole day, Took a whole day
  • huā花le了bù不shǎo少xīn心si思Put a lot of thought into it., Put a lot of effort into it.
  • huā花le了bù不shǎo少qián钱It cost a lot, It was expensive
  • huā花le了xiē些shí时jiān间It took some time., It took a while.

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Questions about 花了不少时间

What does 花了不少时间 mean in Chinese?

花了不少时间 (huā le bù shǎo shí jiān) means “Took a lot of time, Spent a lot of time, Was time-consuming”.

How do you pronounce 花了不少时间?

花了不少时间 is pronounced huā le bù shǎo shí jiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Took a lot of time” in Chinese?

“Took a lot of time” is 花了不少时间 (huā le bù shǎo shí jiān) in Chinese.

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