sān nián

Translation

  • three years

Examples

  • 三年写了三本书。
    He wrote three books in as many years.
  • 希特勒在一九三三年取得了权力。
    Hitler assumed power in 1933.
  • 三年前见过他。
    I saw him three years ago.
  • 她已经写了三年的日记。
    She has kept a diary for 3 years.
  • 家父是在三年前离世的,也就是一九七七年。
    My father died three years ago, that is to say in 1977.
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