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How to Say ‘I've been in Taiwan for two years.’ in Traditional Chinese

我來台灣兩年了。

wǒ lái tái wān liǎng nián le

[wo lai Táiwān liǎng nián le]

💬 Usage Tip: To say how long something has been going on, put the length of time after the action and end with 了. Swap in other times: 我學中文三個月了 "I've been learning Chinese for three months."

Phrase Breakdown

我來台灣

wǒ lái tái wān

I came to Taiwan

This is the subject and action: I came to Taiwan.

Example

我來台灣讀書。

I came to Taiwan to study.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

來

lái

[lai]

to come

Often used to invite someone to come over, join, or take part in something.

Example

有空可以來我們攤位看看，也歡迎你來聊聊。

If you have time, you can come check out our booth, and you’re also welcome to come chat.

台灣

tái wān

[Táiwān]

Taiwan

The island nation in East Asia.

Example

我很喜歡台灣。

I really like Taiwan.

兩年了。

liǎng nián le

two years ago, and still here

The duration comes after the verb phrase. 了 means 'up to now'.

Example

我們認識兩年了。

We've known each other for two years.

Words in this phrase

兩

liǎng

[liǎng]

two

Form of 'two' used before measure words.

Example

我要兩杯茶。

I want two cups of tea.

年

nián

[nián]

year

A unit of time, 12 months.

Example

這是去年的照片。

This is last year's photo.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.

Example

火車快來了。

The train is about to arrive.

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