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数年 meaning in English

shùnián

several years; many years

Traditional 數年19 strokes

Meaning of 数年

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shùnián
  1. several years
  2. many years

数年 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā在zài数shù年nián前qián去qù世shì了le。
He died some years since.
数shù年nián过guò去qù了le。
Several years went by.
不bù幸xìng的de是shì，大dà多duō数shù年nián轻qīng人rén都dōu不bù常cháng说shuō方fāng言yán了le。
Sadly, most young people speak dialect only rarely.
我wǒ数shù年nián来lái都dōu和hé这zhè家jiā商shāng店diàn做zuò生shēng意yì。
I've dealt with this store for years.
这zhè是shì我wǒ数shù年nián的de习xí惯guàn了le，在zài家jiā里lǐ除chú了le吃chī饭fàn以yǐ外wài我wǒ很hěn少shǎo离lí开kāi我wǒ的de桌zhuō子zi。
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.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

数 shǔ · to count · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

年 nián · year · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 数年.

今年jīnniánthis year
去年qùniánlast year
明年míngniánnext year
半年bàn niánhalf a year
新年xīnniánNew Year
年轻niánqīngyoung
数字shùzìnumeral; digit
大多数dàduōshù(great) majority
少年shàoniánearly youth; youngster
人数rénshùnumber of people
青年qīngniányouth; youthful years
多数duōshùmajority; most

Questions about 数年

What does 数年 mean?

数年 (shùnián) means "several years; many years".

How do you write 数年?

数年 is made of 2 characters: 数 (13 strokes), 年 (6 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 数年 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 数年 is written 數年.