# 历时 (lìshí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 历时 (lìshí) means “to last; to take (a period of time)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to last; to take (a period of time)
- Pinyin: lìshí (li4 shi2)
- Traditional: 歷時
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这座大桥工程历时三年完成。
  Zhè zuò dàqiáo gōngchéng lìshí sān nián wánchéng.
  The bridge project took three years to complete.

## Characters

- 历 (lì): calendar; to experience
- [时](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-time/) (shí): time; hour

https://hanziro.com/word/li-shi-last/

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