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花了些时间 Pronunciation and Pinyin

花了些时间 Usage and Examples

It took some time.

It took a while.

The characters in 花了些时间

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry
了
le2completion or change
些
xiē8some, a few, a little
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shí时jiān间Took a lot of time, Spent a lot of time
  • huā花le了bù不shǎo少qián钱It cost a lot, It was expensive

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Questions about 花了些时间

What does 花了些时间 mean in Chinese?

花了些时间 (huā le xiē shí jiān) means “it took some time, it took a while”.

How do you pronounce 花了些时间?

花了些时间 is pronounced huā le xiē shí jiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “It took some time.” in Chinese?

“It took some time.” is 花了些时间 (huā le xiē shí jiān) in Chinese.

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