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可能花了好幾年的...

可能花了...

可能花了好幾年的時間

keˇ nengˊ hua ˉ le˙ haoˇ jiˇ nianˊ de˙ shiˊ jian ˉ

(It probably)

It probably took several years

可能 keˇ nengˊ

(May have, Maybe, Might, Perhaps, Possible, Possibly, Potential, Potentially, Probable, Probably, There is)

Perhaps, Possibly, Probably, Potentially, Possible, Probable, Potential, There is probably, May have, Maybe, Might

花了 huaˉ le˙

(Spent)

Spent

好幾 haoˇ jiˇ

(Lots, Many)

Many, Lots

好幾年

haoˇ jiˇ nianˊ

(Many years)

Many years

幾年 jiˇ nianˊ

(few years)

A few years

的 de˙ diˋ diˊ

(Accurate, Clear, Distinct, Exact, Goal, Have, Proper, Target)

Have, Has, At That, (Di4), Clear, Distinct, Target, Goal, (Di2), Accurate, Exact, Proper, (De5)

時間 shiˊ jianˉ

(Time)

Time

可

Able, But, Can, May, Prefix Used As

Able, Can, May, But, Prefix Used As An Adjectifier

能

Abilities, Ability, Able, Can, Energies, Energy, May, Maybe, Potential, Potentials

Ability, An ability, The ability, Abilities, The abilities, Potential, A potential, The potential, Potentials, The potentials, Energy, An energy, The energy, Energies, The energies, Can, May, Maybe, Able

花

Blossom, Fancy, Flower, Spend

Flower, Blossom, Spend, Fancy pattern

了

Complete, Comprehend, End, Finish, Understand, Whole

Whole, Complete, Finish, End, (Liao3), Understand, Comprehend

好

Easy, Finish, Good, Like, Love, Okay, Pleasant, Prefer, Prefix Used As, So that, Very Much, Well, Wonderful

Good, Okay, Pleasant, Well, Wonderful, Easy, Finish, So that, Very Much, Prefix used as an adjectifier indicating good or easy (hao4), Love, Like, Prefer

幾

Almost, Few, How Much, How many, Minute, Nearly, Omen, Portent, Several, Small, Some, Tiny, When, Which

A few, Several, Some, Which, When, How many, How Much, (Ji1), Small, Minute, Tiny, Almost, Nearly, Omen, Portent

年

Year, person's

Year, Person's Age

的

Accurate, Clear, Distinct, Exact, Goal, Have, Proper, Target

Have, Has, At That, (Di4), Clear, Distinct, Target, Goal, (Di2), Accurate, Exact, Proper, (De5)

時

At that time, Epoch, Era, Fashionable, Season, Sometimes, Time

Time, At that time, Fashionable, Sometimes, Era, Season, Epoch

間

Among, Between, Crevice, Division, Gap, Interval, Room, Space

Space, Room, Between, Among, Interval of time, (Jian4), Division, Gap, Crevice

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