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幾年

简几年 · 繁幾年

Mandarin · pinyin jǐ nián

a few years; several years
how many years?

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幾: jǐ · how many? how much?; a few, some
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
几: jǐ · small table

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3–2 · ji3 nian2

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gei2 nin4

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noun

a few years
for the past few years
how many years?

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