几年 Pronunciation and Pinyin
几年 Usage and Examples
a few years
several years
how many years
他教了几年书之后成为作家。
He taught for several years before becoming a writer.
没有几年管子就开始堵塞了。
Within a few years the pipes began to clog up.
The characters in 几年
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 几
- jǐ几xià下a few times, a few strokes
- jǐ几sī丝a few strands, a few wisps
- jǐ几gè个a few, several
- jǐ几gè个bù不tóng同de的several different, a few different
- jǐ几gè个shì世jì纪centuries, a few centuries
- jǐ几gè个rén人a few people, several people
- jǐ几gè个tóng同shì事a few colleagues, several colleagues
- jǐ几gè个zhuàng壮hàn汉several strong men, a few burly men
- jǐ几gè个hái孩zi子a few children, several children
- jǐ几gè个xiǎo小shí时a few hours, several hours
- jǐ几gè个xiǎo小shí时de的several hours of, a few hours of
- jǐ几gè个tú徒dì弟a few apprentices, several apprentices
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Open the tool →Questions about 几年
What does 几年 mean in Chinese?
几年 (jǐ nián) means “a few years, several years, how many years”.
How do you pronounce 几年?
几年 is pronounced jǐ nián in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “a few years” in Chinese?
“a few years” is 几年 (jǐ nián) in Chinese.
How is 几年 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 几年, each with pinyin and an English translation.