七八年 (qī bā) — seven or eight years; about seven or eight years

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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