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How to Say ‘I've lived in Taiwan for three years.’ in Traditional Chinese

我在台灣住了三年。

wǒ zài tái wān zhù le sān nián

[wo zài Táiwān zhù le sān nián]

Phrase Breakdown

我在台灣

wǒ zài tái wān

I in Taiwan

在 (zài) means "at" or "in." Place words come before the verb in Chinese.

Example

我在台灣工作。

I work in Taiwan.

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.

在

zài

[zài]

at, in

A preposition used to denote location or time.

Example

我在學校。

I am at school.

台灣

tái wān

[Táiwān]

Taiwan

The island nation in East Asia.

Example

我很喜歡台灣。

I really like Taiwan.

住了三年。

zhù le sān nián

have lived for three years

住了 (zhù le, have lived) + 三年 (sān nián, three years). The time length comes after the verb.

Example

他在日本住了兩年。

He lived in Japan for two years.

Words in this phrase

住

zhù

[zhù]

to live; to reside

To live or stay somewhere.

Example

我住在台中。

I live in Taichung.

了

[le]

completed action marker

Indicates an action has been completed.

Example

他已經走了。

He has already left.

三

sān

[sān]

three

The number 3.

Example

我有三個朋友。

I have three friends.

年

nián

[nián]

year

A unit of time, 12 months.

Example

這是去年的照片。

This is last year's photo.

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