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历时

歷時
lì shíHSK 7

历时 (lì shí) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto last

    • EX
      这项科学考察历时三年，终于取得了重大突破。

      The scientific expedition lasted three years and finally made a major breakthrough.

    • EX
      历时两个月的装修工程今天终于完工了。

      The renovation project, which lasted two months, was finally completed today.

2

adjective 形

  1. Englishdiachronic

    • EX
      我们可以从历时的角度来研究汉语词汇的发展变化。

      We can study the development and changes of Chinese vocabulary from a diachronic perspective.

    • EX
      历时语言学主要研究语言在不同历史时期的演变规律。

      Diachronic linguistics mainly studies how languages evolve across different historical periods.