nián lái

Translation

  • this past year
  • over the last years

Examples

  • 这是 50 年来最热的夏天。
    This is the hottest summer we have had in fifty years.
  • 他在街市卖鱼卖了许多年了,这些年来每逢星期二都会在街市见到他。
    For years he is at the market every Tuesday morning with his fish stall.
  • 这发明是多年来耐心实验的成果。
    This invention was the result of years of patient experiment.
Chinese Tones