數sou3年nin4

English

1. several years
2. many years

Examples

• 數年過去了。

  Several years went by.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 他在數年前去世了。

  He died some years since.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 我数年来都和这家商店做生意。

  I've dealt with this store for years.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 不幸的是，大多数年轻人都不常说方言了。

  Sadly, most young people speak dialect only rarely.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 这是我数年的习惯了，在家里除了吃饭以外我很少离开我的桌子。

  For several years I've been in the habit of, when I'm at home, only leaving my desk when it's time to eat.

  Tatoeba · yuya CC BY

• 当移居者的村庄被野蛮人征服后，他们的希望和生活到了痛苦的尽头，数年对灾祸的抵抗结束了。

  Years of resistance to misfortune ended when the settlers' village was overcome by the savages and their hopes and lives came to the bitter end.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY