七八年 (qī bā) — seven or eight years; about seven or eight years
Definition
七八年 is an approximate quantity 'seven or eight years' — used like 'seven-ish years' to give a rough, informal span. Pairs with time expressions like 前, 后, or 来 to mean 'about X years ago/later'.
noun
seven or eight yearsabout seven or eight years
Examples
- 七八年。Tā xué le qī bā zhōng wén.He studied Chinese for seven or eight years.
- 七八年。qī bā Qián wǒ men jiàn guò yí cì.We met once seven or eight years ago.
- 七八年。Zhè suǒ xué xiào yǒu qī bā lì shǐ le.This school has a history of seven or eight years.
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