多年 [－－]

Jyutping do1 nin4
Pinyin duō nián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. many years
  2. for many years
  3. longstanding
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. many years
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    many years
    • 我那失散多年的女兒至今還無着落。
      我那失散多年的女儿至今还无着落。
      wǒ nà shī sàn duō nián de nǚ ér zhì jīn hái wú zhuó luò ．
      The whereabouts of the daughter I lost years ago are still unknown.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #210
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我认识史密斯先生有好多年了。
    我認識史密斯先生有好多年了。
    wǒ rèn shi shǐ mì sī xiān sheng yǒu hǎo duō nián le 。
    • I've known Mr Smith for many years.
    • I've known Mr. Smith for many years.
  2. Mandarin
    许多年轻女孩喜欢这个歌手。
    許多年輕女孩喜歡這個歌手。
    xǔ duō nián qīng nǚ hái xǐ huan zhè ge gē shǒu 。
    • Many a young girl likes the singer.
    • Many young girls like that singer.
  3. Mandarin
    看到多年来事物如何改变是很有趣的。
    看到多年來事物如何改變是很有趣的。
    kàn dào duō nián lái shì wù rú hé gǎi biàn shì hěn yǒu qù de 。
    • It would be fun to see how things change over the years.
  4. Mandarin
    他在小屋里一个人住已有十多年了。
    他在小屋裏一個人住已有十多年了。
    tā zài xiǎo wū lǐ yī gè rén zhù yǐ yǒu shí duō nián le 。
    • He has been living in the cabin by himself for more than ten years.
  5. Mandarin
    我哥哥已在伦敦住了很多年。
    我哥哥已在倫敦住了很多年。
    wǒ gē ge yǐ zài lún dūn zhù le hěn duō nián 。
    • My brother has been living in London for many years.
    • My older brother has been living in London for many years.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    过咗咁多年，唔知佢仲认唔认得我呢？
    過咗咁多年，唔知佢仲認唔認得我呢？
    gwo3 zo2 gam3 do1 nin4 ， m4 zi1 keoi5 zung6 jing6 m4 jing6 dak1 ngo5 nei4 ？
    • I wonder if she'll recognize me after all these years.
  2. Cantonese
    佢喺街市卖鱼卖咗好多年啰，咁多年嚟每逢星期二都会喺街市度见到佢。
    佢喺街市賣魚賣咗好多年囉，咁多年嚟每逢星期二都會喺街市度見到佢。
    keoi5 hai2 gaai1 si5 maai6 jyu4 maai6 zo2 hou2 do1 nin4 lo1 ， gam3 do1 nin4 lai4 mui5 fung4 sing1 kei4 ji6 dou1 wui2 hai2 gaai1 si5 dou6 gin3 dou3 keoi5 。
    • For years he has been at the market every Tuesday morning with his fish stall.
  3. Cantonese
    有人话我同我呀妹睇落差唔多年纪。
    有人話我同我呀妹睇落差唔多年紀。
    jau5 jan4 waa2 ngo5 tung4 ngo5 aa3 mui1 tai2 lok6 caa1 m4 do1 nin4 gei2 。
    • People say I look about the same age as my sister.
  4. Cantonese
    我宁愿去啲唔钟意嘅公司度做嘢，都唔想浑浑噩噩噉又过多年。
    我寧願去啲唔鍾意嘅公司度做嘢，都唔想渾渾噩噩噉又過多年。
    ngo5 ning4 jyun6 heoi3 di1 m4 zung1 ji3 ge3 gung1 si1 dou6 zou6 je5 ， dou1 m4 soeng2 wan4 wan4 ngok6 ngok6 gam2 jau6 gwo3 do1 nin4 。
    • I would rather work for any company than waste another year.
  5. Cantonese
    唔知过咗咁多年佢仲认唔认得我呢？
    唔知過咗咁多年佢仲認唔認得我呢？
    m4 zi1 gwo3 zo2 gam3 do1 nin4 keoi5 zung6 jing6 m4 jing6 dak1 ngo5 nei4 ？
    • I wonder if she will recognize me after all those years.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    中美建交好多年喇。
    中美建交好多年喇。
    zung1 mei5 gin3 gaau1 hou2 do1 nin4 laa3.
    • China and the U.S. have established full diplomatic relation for many years.
  2. Cantonese
    你知唔知呢座火山有几多年历史？
    你知唔知呢座火山有幾多年歷史？
    nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 ni1 zo6 fo2 saan1 jau5 gei2 do1 nin4 lik6 si2?
    • Do you know how many years is that volcano?
  3. Cantonese
    佢阿妈咁多年嚟都系噉样情绪勒索佢，所以佢先咁想搬出去自己住。
    佢阿媽咁多年嚟都係噉樣情緒勒索佢，所以佢先咁想搬出去自己住。
    keoi5 aa3 maa1 gam3 do1 nin4 lei4 dou1 hai6 gam2 joeng2 cing4 seoi5 lak6 sok3 keoi5, so2 ji5 keoi5 sin1 gam3 soeng2 bun1 ceot1 heoi3 zi6 gei2 zyu6.
    • His mother had been emotionally blackmailing him for so many years, so he wanted to move out and live on his own.
  4. Cantonese
    佢喺英国读咗咁多年书，英文梗系讲得好㗎啦。
    佢喺英國讀咗咁多年書，英文梗係講得好㗎啦。
    keoi5 hai2 jing1 gwok3 duk6 zo2 gam3 do1 nin4 syu1, jing1 man2 gang2 hai6 gong2 dak1 hou2 gaa3 laa1.
    • He has studied in Britain for so many years, of course he speaks good English.
  5. Cantonese
    新界原居民过咗咁多年，依家先至知原来套丁系犯法。
    新界原居民過咗咁多年，依家先至知原來套丁係犯法。
    san1 gaai3 jyun4 geoi1 man4 gwo3 zo2 gam3 do1 nin4, ji1 gaa1 sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 tou3 ding1 hai6 faan6 faat3
    • New Territories indigenous work as a norm for all those years, and they only know recently that transferring the "Male Indigenous's Right" is actually illegal.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    十几多年
    十幾多年
    sap6 gei2 do1 nin4
    • so many decades
  2. Mandarin
    过了许多年我们才偶然相逢。
    過了許多年我們才偶然相逢。
    guò le xǔ duō nián wǒ men cái ǒu rán xiāng féng ．
    • Many years were to pass before we crossed our paths again.
  3. Mandarin
    我在这里工作已经十多年了。
    我在這裏工作已經十多年了。
    wǒ zài zhè lǐ gōng zuò yǐ jīng shí duō nián le ．
    • I've been working here for more than ten years.
  4. Mandarin
    到底是这些热爱“中华民国”的政客没有LP，还是多年来原来只是嘴巴喊喊、骗骗选票？
    到底是這些熱愛“中華民國”的政客沒有LP，還是多年來原來只是嘴巴喊喊、騙騙選票？
    dào dǐ shì zhè xiē rè ài “ zhōng huá mín guó ” de zhèng kè méi yǒu ＬＰ ， hái shì duō nián lái yuán lái zhǐ shì zuǐ bā hǎn hǎn ， piàn piàn xuǎn piào ？
    • Is it really that these crooked politicians, who profess their love for the ROC, just don't have the cojones, or is it all just empty talk, and they've been lying to us all these years just to get votes?
  5. Mandarin
    汉皇重色思倾国，御宇多年求不得。
    漢皇重色思傾國，御宇多年求不得。
    hàn huáng zhòng sè sī qīng guó ， yù yǔ duō nián qiú bù dé ．
    • A certain emperor of the Han dynasty placed a premium on his dalliances, and longed for a beauty who could lay low an empire. He ruled his empire for many years without finding such a beauty.