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历时 (lì shí) — how to say "to last" in Chinese
历时
To last, to take (time)
verb · adjective
Character composition
历
to pass through, experience
时
time
Radicals / Keys
厂
Cliff
#27 · hǎn · 2 strokes
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
Collocations
历时半年
lì shí bàn nián
to last half a year
历时三小时
lì shí sān xiǎo shí
to last three hours
历时十年
lì shí shí nián
to last ten years
Examples
这个项目历时三年才完成。
This project took three years to complete.
会议历时两小时。
The meeting lasted two hours.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say last in Chinese?
"to last" in Chinese is 历时 (lì shí).
Li shi meaning in Chinese
历时 (lì shí) means "To last, to take (time)".
How is 历时 pronounced?
It is pronounced lì shí (written as li shi, lishi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to last" in Chinese characters?
It is written 历时: 历 has 4 strokes, 时 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 历时?
历时 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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