How to Say ‘Did it for two years’ in Simplified Chinese
做了两年
zuò le liǎng nián
[zuò le lyahng nián]
💬 Usage Tip: To say how long you did something, the length of time comes right after the verb and 了: 做了两年 "did it for two years", 住了三年 "lived there three years". Use 两 (liǎng), not 二, before a time word like 年.
Phrase Breakdown
做
zuò
[zuò]
to do
General verb for doing an activity.
你在做什么？
What are you doing?
了
le
[le]
completed action particle
Indicates a completed action or a change of state.
事情终于解决了。
The matter is finally resolved.
两
liǎng
[lyahng]
two
The form 两 is used before measure words, as in 两个 meaning two of something.
我最近在比较两个工作机会。
I’ve recently been comparing two job opportunities.
年
nián
[nián]
year
A period of 365 or 366 days.
他出生于1980年。
He was born in the year 1980.
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