"decades" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 几十年

Definition

“几十年”指的是由十年为单位的多个时期。常用来描述历史或某人生活中的多年跨度。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“几十年”通常用于泛指很长的一段时间，不特指几个十年。如果需要确切数量，要用‘三十年’等具体表达。“几十年中”或“经过几十年”是常见说法。

Examples

People have lived in this village for decades.

人们在这个村庄已经生活了**几十年**。

The city has changed a lot over the decades.

这座城市在**几十年**间发生了很大变化。

Scientists have studied this problem for decades.

科学家们研究这个问题已经**几十年**了。

Fashions from past decades are coming back into style.

过去**几十年**的时尚正在回潮。

For decades, nobody talked about that secret.

**几十年**来，没人谈论过那个秘密。

Their friendship has lasted decades—and it’s still going strong!

他们的友谊已经持续了**几十年**，而且依然很牢固！