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最近幾年

简最近几年 · 繁最近幾年

Mandarin · pinyin zuì jìn jǐ nián

the last few years
last several years
recent years

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最: zuì · most, extremely, exceedingly
近: jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
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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4–4–3–2 · zui4 jin4 ji3 nian2

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