四五年 (sì wǔ nián) — a period of four or five years; (historical) the year 1945 or the period 1945–1949
Definition
Reads literally as 'four or five years' but commonly refers to the 1945–1949 period (the late civil war and early PRC era). With a number like 段 or 那, it points to that historical stretch.
noun
a period of four or five years(historical) the year 1945 or the period 1945–1949
Examples
- 四五年。Zhè ge xiàng mù gū jì xū yào sì wǔ nián cái néng wán chéng.This project is estimated to take four or five years to complete.
- 四五年。sì wǔ nián Shì zhōng guó jìn dài shǐ shàng de zhuǎn zhé diǎn.The years from 1945 to 1949 were a turning point in modern Chinese history.
- 四五年。Tā duì sì wǔ nián nà duàn lì shǐ zuò le hěn duō yán jiū.He has done a lot of research on the historical period of 1945–1949.
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