How to Say ‘For two days now.’ in Simplified Chinese
两天了。
liǎng tiān le
[lyahng tiān le]
💬 Usage Tip: 两 (liǎng), not 二, is used before counted things like days. Ending with 了 adds "so far, and still continuing", and you can swap in other lengths of time: 三个小时了 "three hours now".
Phrase Breakdown
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.
天
tiān
[tiān]
day
A day; used with 那 to mean 'that day'.
那天我很忙。
I was very busy that day.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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