三年 [－－]

Jyutping saam1 nin4
Pinyin sān nián

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. three years
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    三年前我来到东京并一直住在这儿。
    三年前我來到東京並一直住在這兒。
    sān nián qián wǒ lái dào dōng jīng bìng yī zhí zhù zài zhè er 。
    • I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
  2. Mandarin
    John不是三年前的那个人了。
    John不是三年前的那個人了。
    john bú shi sān nián qián de nà gè rén le 。
    • John is not the man he was three years ago.
  3. Mandarin
    事故发生的时候，他在工厂已经工作了三年了。
    事故發生的時候，他在工廠已經工作了三年了。
    shì gù fā shēng de shí hou ， tā zài gōng chǎng yǐ jīng gōng zuò le sān nián le 。
    • He had been working in the factory for three years when the accident occurred.
  4. Mandarin
    我下定决心要在三年之内达成目标。
    我下定決心要在三年之內達成目標。
    wǒ xià dìng jué xīn yào zài sān nián zhī nèi dá chéng mù biāo 。
    • I have made up my mind to achieve my goals in three years.
  5. Mandarin
    他三年写了三本书。
    他三年寫了三本書。
    tā sān nián xiě le sān běn shū 。
    • He wrote three books in as many years.
    • He wrote three books in three years.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我阿爸系三年前过生嘅，啫系一九七七年。
    我阿爸係三年前過生嘅，啫係一九七七年。
    ngo5 aa3 baa1 hai6 saam1 nin4 cin4 gwo3 sang1 ge3 ， ze1 hai6 jat1 gau2 cat1 cat1 nin4 。
    • My father died three years ago, that is to say in 1977.
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋喺三年前搬咗嚟呢度住。
    佢哋喺三年前搬咗嚟呢度住。
    keoi5 dei2 hai2 saam1 nin4 cin4 bun1 zo2 lai4 nei4 dou6 zyu6 。
    • They moved here three years ago.
  3. Cantonese
    佢大我三年。
    佢大我三年。
    keoi5 daai6 ngo5 saam1 nin4 。
    • He's three years older than I am.
  4. Cantonese
    佢三年前病咗。
    佢三年前病咗。
    keoi5 saam1 nin4 cin4 beng6 zo2 。
    • He fell ill three years ago.
  5. Cantonese
    阿Tom阿妈喺二零一三年死咗。
    阿Tom阿媽喺二零一三年死咗。
    aa3 Ｔ o m aa3 maa1 hai2 ji6 ling4 jat1 saam1 nin4 sei2 zo2 。
    • Tom's mother died in 2013.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做咗就快三年嘅《爱回家》终于完。
    做咗就快三年嘅《愛回家》終於完。
    zou6 zo2 zau6 faai3 saam1 nin4 ge3 oi3 wui4 gaa1 zung1 jyu1 jyun4.
    • "Come Home Love" finally comes to an end after nearly 3 years on the air.
  2. Cantonese
    佢用咗三年时间写呢本书。
    佢用咗三年時間寫呢本書。
    keoi5 jung6 zo2 saam1 nin4 si4 gaan3 se2 ni1 bun2 syu1.
    • He has spent three years writing this book.
  3. Cantonese
    我谂住俾三年限期自己，如果到时都系升唔到职就转行。
    我諗住俾三年限期自己，如果到時都係升唔到職就轉行。
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    过去三年，我学咗好多嘢。
    過去三年，我學咗好多嘢。
    gwo3 heoi3 saam1 nin4, ngo5 hok6 zo2 hou2 do1 je5.
    • I learnt many things in the past three years.
  5. Cantonese
    我姐姐大我三年。
    我姐姐大我三年。
    ngo5 ze4 ze1 daai6 ngo5 saam1 nin4.
    • My elder sister is three years older than me.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我们从小学三年级就是朋友了。
    我們從小學三年級就是朋友了。
    wǒ men cóng xiǎo xué sān nián jí jiù shì péng yǒu le ．
    • We have been friends since the third grade.
  2. Cantonese
    我衰咗三年，我等紧个机会，争返口气。
    我衰咗三年，我等紧个机会，争返口气。
    ngo5 seoi1 zo2 saam1 nin4, ngo5 dang2 gan2 go3 gei1 wui5, caang1 faan1 hau2 hei3.
    • I had suffered three years of bad luck, I’m waiting for my turn to get everything back. (In context: spent three years in jail)
  3. Mandarin
    我父母三年前分居了。
    我父母三年前分居了。
    wǒ fù mǔ sān nián qián fēn jū le ．
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    现在，她就要走了，就在走的一刻，米籽心里却有点起毛，因为此刻的心情与她原先想像的有一点不同，她原以为憧憬了三年的流浪生涯一日迈步便将如“壮士一去不复返”般的慷慨，可真的将梦想兑换成现实的最后关头，却发现自己仍在作种种挣扎。
    現在，她就要走了，就在走的一刻，米籽心裏卻有點起毛，因為此刻的心情與她原先想像的有一點不同，她原以為憧憬了三年的流浪生涯一日邁步便將如“壯士一去不復返”般的慷慨，可真的將夢想兑換成現實的最後關頭，卻發現自己仍在作種種掙扎。
    xiàn zài ， tā jiù yào zǒu le ， jiù zài zǒu de yī kè ， mǐ zǐ xīn lǐ què yǒu diǎn qǐ máo ， yīn wèi cǐ kè de xīn qíng yǔ tā yuán xiān xiǎng xiàng de yǒu yī diǎn bù tóng ， tā yuán yǐ wèi chōng jǐng le sān nián de liú làng shēng yá yī rì mài bù biàn jiāng rú “ zhuàng shì yī qù bù fù fǎn ” bān de kāng kǎi ， kě zhēn de jiāng mèng xiǎng duì huàn chéng xiàn shí de zuì hòu guān tóu ， què fā xiàn zì jǐ réng zài zuò zhǒng zhǒng zhèng zhá ．
    • Now, she was about to leave. Right at the moment when she was leaving, Mizi got a little flustered in her heart because how she felt at this moment was different from how she originally imagined it. She had thought that once she stepped into the vagrant life she had been longing for for three years, she would have a big heart as "a warrior that goes without returning", but at the last critical point before her dream is exchanged for reality, she realized that she was still dealing with all sorts of struggles.
  5. Mandarin
    我和她异地恋了三年了。
    我和她異地戀了三年了。
    wǒ hé tā yì dì liàn le sān nián le ．
    • I've been in a long-distance relationship with her for three years.